M & A ASSOCIATES LIMITED

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NI069973 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-22

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£2

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2

~ YoY

Current Assets

£2

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£2	£2
Current assets	£2	£2
Net assets	£2	£2

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-04-27
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2025-04-22
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2024-10-12
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gazette · DISS40
2024-10-08
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gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-06
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accounts · AA
2023-04-26
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2022-04-30
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2021-04-03
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2020-05-29
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2019-04-29
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2018-05-24
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2018-05-24
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2017-04-27
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2016-04-28
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2015-09-02
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2008-07-22
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Company incorporated
As M & A ASSOCIATES LIMITED
2008-07-22
➕
HUGHES, John appointed
director
2008-07-22
➕
MCREESH, Donna appointed
director
2008-07-22
➕
CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2008-07-22
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CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Hughes Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2008-07-22

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

17 Lomond Heights

Cookstown

BT80 8XW

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-05

Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HUGHES, John→

director · ~51y · appointed 2008-07-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCREESH, Donna→

director · ~50y · appointed 2008-07-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-07-22 · resigned 2008-07-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

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2025-09-18

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accounts · AA

2025-04-22

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gazette · DISS40

2024-10-12

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2024-10-09

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gazette · GAZ1

2024-10-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-04-06

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-12

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2023-04-26

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2022-09-26

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accounts · AA

2022-04-30

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2021-08-27

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accounts · AA

2021-04-03

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2020-09-30

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accounts · AA

2020-05-29