MOCKINGBIRD MORTGAGES LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.6k | £7.4k |
| Current assets | £6.6k | £6.8k |
| Net assets | £31 | £864 |
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.
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Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-24🏢Company incorporatedAs MOCKINGBIRD MORTGAGES LTD
- 2022-06-24➕BOWMAN, Hazel Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2022-06-24➕BOWMAN, Ritchie Ross appointeddirector
- 2022-06-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Hazel Elizabeth Bowman Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/06/2022 |
Mr Ritchie Ross Bowman Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/06/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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