MANN ASSET HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC555135 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-20
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). 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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2024-09-29
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-04
    MANN, Elaine Ruth resigned
    director
  6. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-11
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-11
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    accounts · AA01
  13. 2017-06-04
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    capital · SH01
  14. 2017-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As MANN ASSET HOLDINGS LIMITED
  15. 2017-01-20
    MANN, Gerald appointed
    secretary
  16. 2017-01-20
    MANN, Gerald appointed
    director
  17. 2017-01-20
    MANN, Elaine Ruth appointed
    director
  18. 2017-01-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MANN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gerald Mann
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
2550%
25-50% shares20/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Elaine Ruth Mannceased 04/02/2024· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2017-01-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

464 Clarkston Road
Glasgow
G44 3QE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MANN, Gerald
secretary · appointed 2017-01-20
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Active
MANN, Gerald
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-01-20
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Active
MANN, Elaine Ruth
director · ~73y · appointed 2017-01-20 · resigned 2024-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-22