FTA MORTGAGES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
10312488 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-04
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£19.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £19,489
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£37k
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£19k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£28k£37k£46kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£19.5k£16.5k
Current assets£37.0k£46.1k
Cash£37.0k£46.1k
Net assets£19.5k£16.5k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-10-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-01-31
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-08-04
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    Company incorporated
    As FTA MORTGAGES LIMITED
  18. 2016-08-04
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Julie Ann appointed
    director
  19. 2016-08-04
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Mark James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mrs Julie Ann Hawkins
Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
75–100%
50–75%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/08/2016

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
Incorporated2016-08-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

Wren Cottage Hillbury Road
Alderholt
Fordingbridge
SP6 3BH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HAWKINS, Julie Ann→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-08-04
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Active
HAWKINS, Mark James→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-08-04
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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-06