MESA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC124888 · ltd · incorporated 1990-05-09
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 33.6y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 33.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
96 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees800800

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-02-22
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2016-11-02
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-06-16
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-05-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-04-06
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    WALES, John resigned
    director
  17. 2009-04-01
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    CHALMERS, Ronald John appointed
    director
  18. 2007-05-11
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    WYLIE, Steven Mark resigned
    director
  19. 2006-04-19
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    WYLIE, Steven Mark appointed
    director
  20. 2004-12-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 1992-09-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 1992-07-24
    ➕
    WALES, Marlene appointed
    secretary
  23. 1992-07-24
    ➖
    WILSON, Edwin resigned
    secretary
  24. 1992-07-24
    ➖
    WILSON, Edwin resigned
    director
  25. 1990-06-08
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    WILSON, Edwin appointed
    secretary
  26. 1990-06-08
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1990-06-08
    ➕
    WALES, John appointed
    director
  28. 1990-06-08
    ➕
    WILSON, Edwin appointed
    director
  29. 1990-06-08
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1990-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As MESA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  31. 1990-05-09
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1990-05-09
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Victoria Ruth Chalmers
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1990-05-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

45 Newton Road
Carnoustie
Angus
DD7 6HQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

WALES, Marlene→
secretary · appointed 1992-07-24
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Active
CHALMERS, Ronald John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2009-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Edwin→
secretary · appointed 1990-06-08 · resigned 1992-07-24
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1990-05-09 · resigned 1990-06-08
Resigned
WALES, John→
director · ~80y · appointed 1990-06-08 · resigned 2014-04-06
Resigned
WILSON, Edwin→
director · ~75y · appointed 1990-06-08 · resigned 1992-07-24
Resigned
WYLIE, Steven Mark→
director · ~60y · appointed 2006-04-19 · resigned 2007-05-11
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1990-05-09 · resigned 1990-06-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property17/12/2004—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property09/09/1992—
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Recent filings (96 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-13