ANTIQUES AT THE MILL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09192566 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-29
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£121.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £121,202
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£121k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Assets
£125k
↑ 6.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £121.2k | £114.4k |
| Current assets | £124.9k | £117.0k |
| Net assets | £121.2k | £114.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-11-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-11-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-10➖HARNEY, Julia resigneddirector
- 2014-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ANTIQUES AT THE MILL LIMITED
- 2014-08-29➕HARNEY, Chris appointeddirector
- 2014-08-29➕RICHARDSON, Julia appointeddirector
- 2014-08-29➕HARNEY, Julia appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Chris Harney Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Julia Richardson Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A TO Z SCRAP CARS AND VANS LTD→ 14884895 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| AQSA TRADING LTD→ 13710434 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ARA HALAL MEAT LTD→ 16551136 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARKHAM RETAIL LTD→ 15461198 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| ARTISA LIMITED→ 16389648 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARYAN ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE LTD→ 16449614 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARZU DRY FOODS LTD→ 15021375 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Registered office
Cullingworth Mills
Greenside Lane
Cullingworth
West Yorkshire
BD13 5AB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
HARNEY, Chris→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-08-29
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RICHARDSON, Julia→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-08-29
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HARNEY, Julia→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2014-08-29 · resigned 2015-03-10
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-26