MANAR DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £219.8k | £202.4k |
| Current assets | £54.7k | £36.9k |
| Net assets | £219.8k | £202.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-02-15➖HINKS, Erica Joan resignedsecretary
- 2017-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-06-17🏢Company incorporatedAs MANAR DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
- 2009-06-17➕HINKS, William Michael appointeddirector
- 2009-06-17➕HINKS, Erica Joan appointedsecretary
- 2009-06-17➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-06-17➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-06-17➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2009-06-17➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Michael Hinks Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 17/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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