MANTA ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC514494 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Environmental consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,999
Net assets shrinking
Down £506 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£501£1k£2k£2k£3kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Total assets£2.0k£2.5k
Current assets£1.9k£2.3k
Net assets£2.0k£2.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-08-30
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    elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH02
  3. 2025-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2015-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As MANTA ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
  16. 2015-09-01
    ➕
    BRAND, Alison Margaret, Dr appointed
    director
  17. 2015-09-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Alison Margaret Brand
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2015-09-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74901 — Environmental consulting activities

Registered office

2 Earnsheugh Place
Findon
Aberdeen
AB12 3TL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BRAND, Alison Margaret, Dr→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-09-01
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-30
elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH02
2025-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-12