AUCKLAND MANUFACTURING LTD

🌳Matureactive
08624688 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-25
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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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£727.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £727,538
Cash YoY
+21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£634k
↑ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£728k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£845k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£169k£338k£507k£676k£845kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£733.1k£637.6k
Current assets£845.2k£740.1k
Cash£633.8k£524.4k
Debtors£157.8k£149.4k
Net assets£727.5k£630.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2020-11-11
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2020-11-11
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2020-11-11
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    capital · SH10
  11. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-08-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-08-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-11
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    BARNES, Matthew resigned
    director
  18. 2017-07-28
    ➖
    CLEEVELY, Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2017-07-28
    ➖
    CLEEVLEY, Chris resigned
    director
  20. 2014-03-01
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    MANN, Christopher appointed
    director
  21. 2014-03-01
    ➕
    BARNES, Matthew appointed
    director
  22. 2013-07-25
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    Company incorporated
    As AUCKLAND MANUFACTURING LTD
  23. 2013-07-25
    ➕
    TURK, Lawrence appointed
    director
  24. 2013-07-25
    ➕
    CLEEVELY, Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2013-07-25
    ➕
    CLEEVLEY, Chris appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lawrence Turk
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Building 15 Gateway 1000
Arlington Business Park
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2FP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-01
Last: 2026-06-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MANN, Christopher→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURK, Lawrence→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNES, Matthew→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2017-08-11
Resigned
CLEEVELY, Robert→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-07-25 · resigned 2017-07-28
Resigned
CLEEVLEY, Chris→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-07-25 · resigned 2017-07-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-11-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-11-11
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2020-11-11