MABBO TOFU LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC373513 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-23
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-128.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £128,305

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£128k
Current Assets
£23k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-28
Total assets£-119.2k
Current assets£22.8k
Net assets£-128.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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  2. 2025-02-24
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  3. 2025-01-31
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  4. 2024-01-31
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  5. 2023-01-26
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  6. 2022-02-09
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  7. 2021-03-31
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  8. 2020-01-31
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  9. 2019-01-24
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  10. 2018-09-19
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    address · AD01
  11. 2018-01-29
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  12. 2017-01-10
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  13. 2016-02-23
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  14. 2016-01-23
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  15. 2015-03-17
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  16. 2015-01-26
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-02-23
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    Company incorporated
    As MABBO TOFU LTD.
  18. 2010-02-23
    ➕
    LEE, David appointed
    secretary
  19. 2010-02-23
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    LEE, David appointed
    director
  20. 2010-02-23
    ➕
    YANG, Rui appointed
    director
  21. 2010-02-23
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    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-02-23
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    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-02-23
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    director
  24. 2010-02-23
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    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    director
  25. 2010-02-23
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    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  26. 2010-02-23
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    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

74/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-10

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Lee
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
Mrs Rui Yang
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-02-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

9 Royal Crescent
Glasgow
G3 7SP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-27

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

LEE, David→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-23
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Active
LEE, David→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-02-23
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Active
YANG, Rui→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAINER, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-23 · resigned 2010-02-23
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-02-23 · resigned 2010-02-23
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-02-23 · resigned 2010-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-22