MITCHELL'S ENGINEERING LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC524249 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-14
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
31 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-01➖MITCHELL, Glynis resigneddirector
- 2021-06-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-01➕MITCHELL, Glynis appointeddirector
- 2020-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-12-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-12-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-03-20➕MITCHELL, Kirsty appointeddirector
- 2016-01-14🏢Company incorporatedAs MITCHELL'S ENGINEERING LTD
- 2016-01-14➕MITCHELL, Kevin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "MITCHELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Kevin Mitchell Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
5 Avon Brook Steading
Falkirk
FK1 3AG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MITCHELL, Kevin→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2016-01-14
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MITCHELL, Kirsty→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2017-03-20
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MITCHELL, Glynis→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2021-06-01 · resigned 2021-08-01
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-24