AIRA MAHANDRU LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08350327 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees100100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-24
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  3. 2025-10-24
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  4. 2025-10-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-08-26
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    address · AD01
  6. 2025-07-14
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-10-24
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  8. 2023-10-19
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  9. 2023-09-01
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  10. 2023-08-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-10-27
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  12. 2021-10-27
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  13. 2020-10-28
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  14. 2019-10-23
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  15. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-01-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AIRA MAHANDRU LIMITED
  19. 2013-01-07
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    MAHANDRU, Aira appointed
    director
  20. 2013-01-07
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    MAHANDRU, Gunveer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

94/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MAHANDRU" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Aira Mahandru
Individual · Lithuanian · DOB 07/1978 · age 48
50–75%
—50-75% shares16/10/2017
Mr Gunveer Mahandru
Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

Suite 9 Hadleigh Business Centre 351 London Road
Hadleigh
Benfleet
Essex
SS7 2BT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MAHANDRU, Aira→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-01-07
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MAHANDRU, Gunveer→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-01-07
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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-27