SHUTT & MANSELL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08049438 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 14.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1200 | 1300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-10📄capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capitalcapital · SH02
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-01-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-01-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-01-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-01-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2012-06-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2012-04-27🏢Company incorporatedAs SHUTT & MANSELL LIMITED
- 2012-04-27➕MANSELL, Gillian Mary appointeddirector
- 2012-04-27➕MANSELL, Minnie Alice appointeddirector
- 2012-04-27➕MANSELL, Philip John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MANSELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Minnie Alice Mansell Individual · British · DOB 07/1942 · age 84 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Gillian Mary Mansell Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Philip John Mansell Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410
Registered office
Flashbrook Manor
Flashbrook
Newport
Shropshire
TF10 8EA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-11
Last: 2026-04-27
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MANSELL, Gillian Mary→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2012-04-27
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MANSELL, Minnie Alice→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 2012-04-27
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MANSELL, Philip John→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-04-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 22/06/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
capital · SH02
2026-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-29