C & E MANDALE LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

12387804 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-06

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£47.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01500

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

01621SIC 01621
70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 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

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

13 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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 £47,308

Net assets shrinking

Down £9,815 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£47k

↓ 17% YoY

Current Assets

£38k

↑ 7.8% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£100.4k	£108.0k
Current assets	£38.0k	£35.2k
Net assets	£47.3k	£57.1k

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 (11 events)Click to expand

2025-09-12
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accounts · AA
2024-10-01
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accounts · AA
2023-07-27
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accounts · AA
2022-08-11
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accounts · AA
2021-09-27
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accounts · AA
2021-02-16
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2020-01-06
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Company incorporated
As C & E MANDALE LTD
2020-01-06
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MANDALE, Elizabeth Jane appointed
secretary
2020-01-06
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MANDALE, Craig Derwent appointed
director
2020-01-06
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MANDALE, Elizabeth Jane appointed
director
2020-01-06
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

89/100

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 "MANDALE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Elizabeth Jane Mandale Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/01/2020
Mr Craig Derwent Mandale Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/01/2020

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

Incorporated2020-01-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Garbutt Farm Barn

Cold Kirby

Thirsk

North Yorkshire

YO7 2HJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-01

Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MANDALE, Elizabeth Jane→

secretary · appointed 2020-01-06

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MANDALE, Craig Derwent→

director · ~57y · appointed 2020-01-06

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MANDALE, Elizabeth Jane→

director · ~58y · appointed 2020-01-06

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