WILLIAM MITCHELL & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC094844 · ltd · incorporated 1985-08-27
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
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01450SIC 01450
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 21.3y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
114 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

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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Current Liabilities
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£0£1.0m£2.0m£3.0m£4.0m£5.0mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£5.34M
Current assets—£5.03M
Cash—£2.97M
Debtors—£1.96M
Net assets—£3.97M
Average employees5—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    MITCHELL, John appointed
    director
  2. 2026-01-27
    ➕
    MITCHELL, William appointed
    director
  3. 2026-01-27
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  4. 2026-01-27
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  5. 2026-01-22
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  6. 2024-12-30
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  7. 2024-12-10
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  8. 2024-12-10
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  9. 2024-12-10
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    Charge satisfied #5
  10. 2024-12-10
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    Charge satisfied #4
  11. 2024-09-04
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  12. 2024-07-17
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  13. 2024-07-17
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    Charge satisfied #3
  14. 2024-04-30
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  15. 2024-04-30
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  17. 2023-12-11
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  18. 2023-12-11
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  19. 2023-12-11
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  20. 2023-09-29
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  21. 2022-09-30
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  22. 2021-12-06
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  23. 2021-04-12
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  24. 2020-06-02
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    mortgage · MR01
  25. 2020-06-01
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Hagshaw Hill Repowering LTD
  26. 2020-03-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2020-03-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 2017-07-04
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2017-06-02
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
  30. 2015-12-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2007-07-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Electricity Supply Nominees Limited
  32. 2005-01-19
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Cre Energy Limited
  33. 1998-12-14
    ➖
    MITCHELL, Christine Mary resigned
    secretary
  34. 1998-02-01
    ➕
    MITCHELL JNR, William appointed
    secretary
  35. 1985-08-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WILLIAM MITCHELL & SONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MITCHELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MITCHELL, John (same surname) appointed 2026-01-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1949 · age 77
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest16/05/2023
Mr William Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest16/05/2023
Mr John Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest16/05/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr William Mitchell Jnrceased 18/05/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr William Mitchellceased 17/05/2023· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated1985-08-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420

Registered office

Hazelside
Douglas
Lanark
Lanarkshire
ML11 0SD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

MITCHELL JNR, William→
secretary · appointed 1998-02-01
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Active
MITCHELL, John→
director · ~47y · appointed 2026-01-27
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MITCHELL, William→
director · ~51y · appointed 2026-01-27
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Active
MITCHELL, William→
director · ~77y
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Active
MITCHELL, Christine Mary→
secretary · resigned 1998-12-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Hagshaw Hill Repowering
Hagshaw Hill Repowering LTD
A registered charge1 property01/06/2020—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property04/07/201710/12/2024
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
A registered charge—02/06/201710/12/2024
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—16/12/201517/07/2024
satisfied
Electricity Supply Nominees
Electricity Supply Nominees Limited
Standard security1 property09/07/200719/03/2020
satisfied
Cre Energy
Cre Energy Limited
Standard security1 property19/01/200519/03/2020
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Recent filings (114 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-11