THE MEDITERRANEAN TOUCH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05937465 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-15
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47510
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£8kSept 2023Sept 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets—£8.4k
Net assets—£8.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2017-07-19
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2017-07-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-07-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2017-07-19
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  15. 2017-07-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2010-06-25
    ➕
    DUNN, Cameron Gordon appointed
    director
  18. 2010-06-25
    ➖
    HERIOT-SPENCE, Felicity resigned
    director
  19. 2009-06-26
    ➕
    DUNN, Julia appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-06-26
    ➖
    DUNN, Cameron Gordon resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-06-26
    ➖
    DUNN, Cameron Gordon resigned
    director
  22. 2009-06-26
    ➕
    HERIOT-SPENCE, Felicity appointed
    director
  23. 2006-09-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE MEDITERRANEAN TOUCH LIMITED
  24. 2006-09-15
    ➕
    DUNN, Julia appointed
    director
  25. 2006-09-15
    ➕
    DUNN, Cameron Gordon appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-09-15
    ➕
    DUNN, Cameron Gordon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Julia Dunn
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence15/09/2016

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

Similar companies

Active · Retail · DG postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
GRETNA GREEN LTD→
SC052082 · est 1972
£861.4k
£646.1k–£1.08M
——24953y8876y
J. D. OWEN & SON (BUTCHERS) LIMITED→
SC246487 · est 2003
£87.3k
£65.5k–£109.1k
——1223y8262y
CALMAC DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→
SC084696 · est 1983
——£3.65M—42y8275y
GRANITE WORKS LIMITED→
SC204911 · est 2000
——£999.8k—26y8258y
HOME & GARDENS LIMITED→
SC281966 · est 2005
——£2.17M—21y8268y
MONAGHAN JEWELLERS LIMITED→
SC257901 · est 2003
———170022y8273y
POUNDSAVER STORES LIMITED→
SC227065 · est 2002
——£263.4k—24y8276y
R. BARBOUR & SONS. LIMITED→
SC010111 · est 1918
——£3.34M—107y8261y
T.B. WATSON LIMITED→
SC013260 · est 1924
———1300101y8266y
CELSTEEL LIMITED→
SC039247 · est 1963
——£1.71M—62y8194y
ALTERNATIVE CENTRE (DUMFRIES) LIMITED→
SC250007 · est 2003
——£47.9k—22y8080y
B & N ROBERTSON LIMITED→
SC350499 · est 2008
———30017y8062y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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.

See pricing →
🔒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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47510 — SIC 47510

Registered office

108 Main Street
Glenluce
Newton Stewart
DG8 0PX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

DUNN, Julia→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNN, Cameron Gordon→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNN, Julia→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNN, Cameron Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-15 · resigned 2009-06-26
Resigned
DUNN, Cameron Gordon→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-09-15 · resigned 2009-06-26
Resigned
HERIOT-SPENCE, Felicity→
director · ~55y · appointed 2009-06-26 · resigned 2010-06-25
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-30