MDM SPECIALIST TRADES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC142983 · ltd · incorporated 1993-03-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.22M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -81% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.9y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.9 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 (80/100)

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 (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £1,216,035
Net assets shrinking
Down £203,501 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 81% YoY
Cash YoY
-81%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£36k
↓ 81% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£418k£836k£1.3m£1.7m£2.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.26M£1.49M
Current assets£1.64M£2.09M
Cash£35.5k£185.3k
Debtors£1.55M£1.81M
Net assets£1.22M£1.42M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2018-02-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2018-02-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-02-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2018-02-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2017-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-04-11
    ➕
    THOMSON, Scott appointed
    director
  18. 2017-04-11
    ➕
    WATTERS, Stephen appointed
    director
  19. 2017-04-11
    ➖
    MCARDLE, John Houston resigned
    secretary
  20. 2017-04-11
    ➖
    DOCHERTY, William resigned
    director
  21. 2017-04-11
    ➖
    MCARDLE, John Houston resigned
    director
  22. 2017-04-11
    ➖
    MILLER, James resigned
    director
  23. 2017-04-10
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  24. 2017-04-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2010-08-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2006-10-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2004-06-23
    ➕
    MCARDLE, John Houston appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-06-23
    ➖
    SWEENEY, Anne resigned
    secretary
  29. 2004-06-23
    ➖
    SWEENEY, Dominic Jude resigned
    director
  30. 2004-06-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2002-03-04
    ➕
    DOCHERTY, William appointed
    director
  32. 2002-03-04
    ➕
    MILLER, James appointed
    director
  33. 1999-09-01
    ➕
    MCARDLE, John Houston appointed
    director
  34. 1993-03-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MDM SPECIALIST TRADES LIMITED
  35. 1993-03-02
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  36. 1993-03-02
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  37. 1993-03-02
    ➕
    SWEENEY, Anne appointed
    secretary
  38. 1993-03-02
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  39. 1993-03-02
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director
  40. 1993-03-02
    ➕
    SWEENEY, Dominic Jude appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Cemlime Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cemlime Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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MDM SPECIALIST TRADES LIMITED
This company · SC142983

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cemlime Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting11/04/2017
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Houston Mcardleceased 11/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr William Dochertyceased 11/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr James Millerceased 11/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-03-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

36 Watt Road Hillington
Glasgow
G52 4RY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

THOMSON, Scott→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATTERS, Stephen→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCARDLE, John Houston→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-23 · resigned 2017-04-11
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-03-02 · resigned 1993-03-02
Resigned
SWEENEY, Anne→
secretary · appointed 1993-03-02 · resigned 2004-06-23
Resigned
DOCHERTY, William→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-03-04 · resigned 2017-04-11
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1993-03-02 · resigned 1993-03-02
Resigned
MCARDLE, John Houston→
director · ~65y · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 2017-04-11
Resigned
MILLER, James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-03-04 · resigned 2017-04-11
Resigned
SWEENEY, Dominic Jude→
director · ~78y · appointed 1993-03-02 · resigned 2004-06-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge—10/04/2017—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property02/10/200612/08/2010
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property23/06/200407/04/2017
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Recent filings (115 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02