MARKETING MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

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SC110898 · ltd · incorporated 1988-04-29
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£2.09M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -68% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.8y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
113 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.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,086,634
Net assets shrinking
Down £38,176 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 68% YoY
Cash YoY
-68%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£83k
↓ 68% YoY
Net Worth
£2.1m
↓ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£425k£850k£1.3m£1.7m£2.1mAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£2.09M£2.13M
Current assets£1.72M£1.73M
Cash£82.9k£258.1k
Debtors£1.63M£1.46M
Net assets£2.09M£2.12M

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

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Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-30
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  7. 2023-05-22
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  8. 2022-05-25
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  9. 2021-06-01
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  10. 2021-06-01
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    Charge satisfied #4
  11. 2021-05-31
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  12. 2020-12-22
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    Charge satisfied #3
  14. 2020-09-21
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  15. 2020-08-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2020-05-29
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  18. 2019-05-31
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  19. 2018-05-31
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  20. 2016-10-07
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    MICHALUK, Malcolm Douglas resigned
    director
  21. 2015-03-23
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2013-10-08
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    ANDREW, William Baillie resigned
    director
  23. 2013-10-08
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    DONALDSON, William resigned
    director
  24. 2010-10-01
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    MICHALUK, Jean resigned
    director
  25. 2008-11-03
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    MICHALUK, Malcolm Douglas appointed
    director
  26. 2007-02-09
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    MICHALUK, Veronica appointed
    director
  27. 2004-12-02
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    ANDREW, William Baillie appointed
    director
  28. 1999-12-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  29. 1999-08-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  30. 1999-06-18
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    MICHALUK, Jaroslaw resigned
    director
  31. 1998-08-11
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    MICHALUK, Gerald resigned
    director
  32. 1991-12-01
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    BAIGRIE, Helen resigned
    director
  33. 1988-04-29
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    Company incorporated
    As MARKETING MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  34. 1988-04-29
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    MICHALUK, Gerald appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gerald Robert Gilmer Michaluk
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
50–75%
—board control50-75% shares · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1988-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Arran Brewery Guest House
Whiting Bay
Isle Of Arran
KA27 8PZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

BALLOTA, Teresa→
secretary
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Active
MICHALUK, Gerald Robert→
director · ~66y
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Active
MICHALUK, Veronica→
director · ~37y · appointed 2007-02-09
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Active
ANDREW, William Baillie→
director · ~96y · appointed 2004-12-02 · resigned 2013-10-08
Resigned
BAIGRIE, Helen→
director · ~74y · resigned 1991-12-01
Resigned
DONALDSON, William→
director · ~78y · resigned 2013-10-08
Resigned
MICHALUK, Gerald→
director · ~66y · appointed 1988-04-29 · resigned 1998-08-11
Resigned
MICHALUK, Jaroslaw→
director · ~101y · resigned 1999-06-18
Resigned
MICHALUK, Jean→
director · ~96y · resigned 2010-10-01
Resigned
MICHALUK, Malcolm Douglas→
director · ~36y · appointed 2008-11-03 · resigned 2016-10-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
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Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property23/03/201501/06/2021
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security2 properties08/12/199922/12/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property17/08/199905/08/2020

Recent filings (113 total)

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2025-12-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
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2023-11-12
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accounts · AA
2023-05-22
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2022-11-22
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2021-11-18
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mortgage · MR04
2021-06-01
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accounts · AA
2021-05-31