THE MALT MEN LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
13071031 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-08
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£146.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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 (81/100)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
7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
13 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £146,713
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£147k
↑ 110% YoY
Current Assets
£84k
↑ 1090% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £584.5k | £507.6k |
| Current assets | £83.9k | £7.0k |
| Net assets | £146.7k | £69.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-11➕CARTWRIGHT, Joshua appointeddirector
- 2020-12-14➖BELL, Brian resigneddirector
- 2020-12-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs THE MALT MEN LIMITED
- 2020-12-08➕BELL, Simon Guy appointeddirector
- 2020-12-08➕GLENDINNING, John Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-12-08➕GLENDINNING, Paul Richard appointeddirector
- 2020-12-08➕GOLDIE, Derek appointeddirector
- 2020-12-08➕TORDOFF, Edward Ian appointeddirector
- 2020-12-08➕BELL, Brian appointeddirector
- 2020-12-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 81 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Simon Guy Bell Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62 | — | — | board controlboard control | 08/12/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
The Malt Shovel 32 Main Street
Menston
Ilkley
LS29 6LL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16
Officers (6 active · 1 resigned)
BELL, Simon Guy→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-12-08
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CARTWRIGHT, Joshua→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-10-11
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GLENDINNING, John Michael→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2020-12-08
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GLENDINNING, Paul Richard→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-12-08
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GOLDIE, Derek→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-12-08
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TORDOFF, Edward Ian→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2020-12-08
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BELL, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · appointed 2020-12-08 · resigned 2020-12-14
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-12-08