M J AUSTIN LTD

🌳Matureactive

09806967 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-03

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 Oct 2025

Net worth

£37.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

43341Painting

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

22 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £37,071

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£37k

↑ 99% YoY

Current Assets

£59k

↑ 55% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-10-31	2024-10-31
Total assets	£37.1k	£18.7k
Current assets	£58.6k	£37.8k
Net assets	£37.1k	£18.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand

2026-01-04
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accounts · AA
2025-01-20
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accounts · AA
2024-01-16
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accounts · AA
2023-01-21
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accounts · AA
2022-01-18
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accounts · AA
2021-01-28
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accounts · AA
2020-01-10
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accounts · AA
2019-01-30
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accounts · AA
2018-04-10
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accounts · AA
2017-10-12
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AUSTIN, Anne appointed
director
2017-10-12
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officers · AP01
2017-06-15
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accounts · AA
2015-10-03
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Company incorporated
As M J AUSTIN LTD
2015-10-03
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AUSTIN, Martin John appointed
director
2015-10-03
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100

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 "AUSTIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Martin John Austin Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	07/04/2016

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

Incorporated2015-10-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

The Lodge

Field Aston

Newport

Shropshire

TF10 9LE

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-16

Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AUSTIN, Anne→

director · ~64y · appointed 2017-10-12

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AUSTIN, Martin John→

director · ~66y · appointed 2015-10-03

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