1863 MOUNTAINEER LOCOMOTIVE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11888664 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-18
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£131.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £131,071
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£131k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£30k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £131.9k | £118.4k |
| Current assets | £30.1k | £68.6k |
| Net assets | £131.1k | £117.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-02➕SKELTON, Hannah Ruth Monica appointeddirector
- 2022-12-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-01-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-09-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-09-04📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2021-06-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 1863 MOUNTAINEER LOCOMOTIVE LTD
- 2019-03-18➕SMYTH, Brian Richard appointeddirector
- 2019-03-18➕WOOD, David Robert Charles appointeddirector
- 2019-03-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 David Robert Charles Wood Individual · British · DOB 05/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/03/2019 |
Mr Brian Richard Smyth Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/03/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| ABINGDON ANALYTICAL LIMITED→ 15987418 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC30200 — SIC 30200
Registered office
The Tree House 1 New Lane
Nun Monkton
York
YO26 8EP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-06
Last: 2025-04-22
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
SKELTON, Hannah Ruth Monica→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMYTH, Brian Richard→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2019-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOOD, David Robert Charles→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2019-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-01-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-09-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-09-04