MACHRIE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04157357 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (62/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 25.1y

45/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
31 officers (3 active, 31 linked, 24 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
149 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £1,564,943

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Profit before tax£1.56M£1.38M
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (80 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2025-02-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  5. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-04-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-04-01
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    BOND, Josh Callum appointed
    director
  9. 2024-04-01
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    CAVILL, John Ivor resigned
    director
  10. 2024-01-02
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2023-12-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-02-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-01-31
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    KNIGHT, Mark Jonathan appointed
    director
  16. 2023-01-31
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    SHELDRAKE, Peter John resigned
    director
  17. 2022-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-06-29
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    ASHBROOK, Philip Peter resigned
    director
  23. 2018-06-29
    ➕
    SHELDRAKE, Peter John appointed
    director
  24. 2017-11-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC, the Security Trustee as Defined in the Intrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01.
  25. 2017-10-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as Security Trustee as Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01.
  26. 2016-01-25
    ➕
    CAVILL, John Ivor appointed
    director
  27. 2016-01-25
    ➖
    BIIF CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2014-07-25
    ➕
    ASHBROOK, Philip Peter appointed
    director
  29. 2014-07-25
    ➖
    HOILE, Richard David resigned
    director
  30. 2012-09-07
    ➖
    CAVILL, John Ivor resigned
    director
  31. 2012-08-06
    ➕
    HOILE, Richard David appointed
    director
  32. 2012-04-02
    ➕
    CAVILL, John Ivor appointed
    director
  33. 2012-04-02
    ➖
    CLAPP, Andrew David resigned
    director
  34. 2010-08-01
    ➕
    CLAPP, Andrew David appointed
    director
  35. 2010-08-01
    ➖
    CLARKE, Laurence Seymour resigned
    director
  36. 2009-03-31
    ➕
    BIIF CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  37. 2009-03-19
    ➕
    CLARKE, Laurence Seymour appointed
    director
  38. 2009-03-19
    ➖
    MCDONAGH, John resigned
    director
  39. 2009-03-19
    ➖
    RYAN, Michael Joseph resigned
    director
  40. 2006-12-21
    ➖
    BARTLETT, Robert Ian resigned
    director
  41. 2006-12-21
    ➖
    NEWMAN, David resigned
    director
  42. 2006-02-07
    ➕
    INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  43. 2006-02-07
    ➖
    FARQUHAR, Simon Alexander resigned
    secretary
  44. 2006-02-07
    ➕
    MCDONAGH, John appointed
    director
  45. 2006-02-07
    ➖
    PRATT, Christopher Guy Rogan resigned
    director
  46. 2006-02-07
    ➖
    SCOTT-BARRETT, Nicholas Huson resigned
    director
  47. 2005-01-05
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    SCOTT-BARRETT, Nicholas Huson appointed
    director
  48. 2004-07-23
    ➖
    CHRISTIE, Rory resigned
    director
  49. 2004-07-23
    ➕
    RYAN, Michael Joseph appointed
    director
  50. 2004-07-06
    ➖
    COOPER, Phillip John resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 80 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Machrie Burn Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Machrie Burn Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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MACHRIE LIMITED
This company · 04157357

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Machrie Burn Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

8th Floor 6 Kean Street
London
WC2B 4AS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (3 active · 28 resigned)

INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOND, Josh Callum→
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNIGHT, Mark Jonathan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FARQUHAR, Simon Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-30 · resigned 2006-02-07
Resigned
PEAKE, Andrew John Lattaney→
secretary · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2003-04-30
Resigned
SH COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-03-27 · resigned 2001-04-06
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-09 · resigned 2001-03-27
Resigned
ASHBROOK, Philip Peter→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-07-25 · resigned 2018-06-29
Resigned
BARRAT, Douglas Anthony→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2001-10-15
Resigned
BARTLETT, Robert Ian→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-06-22 · resigned 2006-12-21
Resigned
BARTLETT, Robert Ian→
director · ~57y · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2001-06-22
Resigned
CAVILL, John Ivor→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-01-25 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned
CAVILL, John Ivor→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-04-02 · resigned 2012-09-07
Resigned
CHRISTIE, Rory→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-09-23 · resigned 2004-07-23
Resigned
CLAPP, Andrew David→
director · ~51y · appointed 2010-08-01 · resigned 2012-04-02
Resigned
CLARKE, Laurence Seymour→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-03-19 · resigned 2010-08-01
Resigned
COOPER, Phillip John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-09-03 · resigned 2004-07-06
Resigned
DIXON, Ian Marcus→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-04-06 · resigned 2001-06-22
Resigned
HIROM, Alexander→
director · ~51y · appointed 2001-03-27 · resigned 2001-04-06
Resigned
HOILE, Richard David→
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-08-06 · resigned 2014-07-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC, the Security Trustee as Defined in the Intrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01.
A registered charge—15/11/2017—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC as Security Trustee as Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01.
A registered charge1 property16/10/2017—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC(As Agent and Security Trustee for the Finance Parties)
Debenture1 property06/04/2001—
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Recent filings (149 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-02-25
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-01-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-01