MONTEITH SCOTT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04125890 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£65.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £65,086
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,162 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£65k
↓ 6.0% YoY
Current Assets
£63k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£35k£52k£70k£87kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£65.1k£69.2k
Current assets£63.3k£87.2k
Net assets£65.1k£69.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-01-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2020-08-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-01-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-12-15
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    MILLINGTON, John Ronald resigned
    director
  17. 2015-01-15
    ➖
    ESPINASSE, Sean resigned
    director
  18. 2012-11-01
    ➕
    ESPINASSE, Sean appointed
    director
  19. 2009-01-01
    ➕
    MILLINGTON, John Ronald appointed
    director
  20. 2001-05-01
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Derek John appointed
    director
  21. 2001-04-01
    ➖
    EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-04-01
    ➖
    EXPRESS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2001-03-30
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Derek John appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-03-30
    ➕
    MONTEITH, Alison Mary appointed
    director
  25. 2000-12-14
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    Company incorporated
    As MONTEITH SCOTT LIMITED
  26. 2000-12-14
    ➕
    EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2000-12-14
    ➕
    EXPRESS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +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 "MONTEITH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Ms Alison Mary Monteith
Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Derek John Matthewsceased 06/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2000-12-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

The Maltings
Anderson Road
Smethwick
B66 4AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MATTHEWS, Derek John→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATTHEWS, Derek John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MONTEITH, Alison Mary→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EXPRESS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-14 · resigned 2001-04-01
Resigned
ESPINASSE, Sean→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-11-01 · resigned 2015-01-15
Resigned
MILLINGTON, John Ronald→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2016-12-15
Resigned
EXPRESS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-12-14 · resigned 2001-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2020-09-23