EXCEL VENDING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC143435 · ltd · incorporated 1993-03-24

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 32.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2024

Net worth

£1.21M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 32.7y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 32.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (6 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

113 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £1,210,133

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.4m

Net Worth

£1.2m

Current Assets

£2.0m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-06-30
Total assets	£1.44M
Current assets	£1.96M
Cash	£1.41M
Debtors	£183.2k
Net assets	£1.21M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2025-10-21
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officers · TM01
2025-10-20
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ATKINS, Karl James resigned
director
2025-05-28
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-05-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-07
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-11-06
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MACDONALD, Jane Clark appointed
director
2024-11-06
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MACDONALD, John appointed
director
2024-11-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-06
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officers · AP01
2024-11-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-06
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officers · AP04
2024-11-06
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officers · AP01
2024-11-06
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2024-11-06
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officers · AP01
2024-11-06
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officers · AP01
2024-10-29
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COMPASS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2024-10-29
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LEA, Jodi appointed
director
2024-10-29
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MILLS, Robin Ronald appointed
director
2024-10-29
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SHARPE, Gareth Jonathan appointed
director
2024-10-29
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ATKINS, Karl James appointed
director
2024-10-29
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MACDONALD, Jane Clark resigned
director
2024-10-29
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MACDONALD, John resigned
director
2024-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-22
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-11-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-06-25
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COLQUHOUN, Jane resigned
secretary
2016-03-23
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-10-08
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MACDONALD, John appointed
director
2007-10-12
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COLQUHOUN, Jane appointed
secretary
2007-10-12
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COLQUHOUN, Morrison resigned
secretary
1993-08-05
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1993-03-24
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Company incorporated
As EXCEL VENDING LIMITED
1993-03-24
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COLQUHOUN, Morrison appointed
secretary
1993-03-24
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REID, Brian appointed
nominee-secretary
1993-03-24
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REID, Brian resigned
nominee-secretary
1993-03-24
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MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
nominee-director
1993-03-24
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MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
nominee-director
1993-03-24
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MACDONALD, Jane Clark appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

Compass Group, Uk And Ireland Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Compass Group, Uk And Ireland Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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EXCEL VENDING LIMITED

This company · SC143435

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Compass Group, Uk And Ireland Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	29/10/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Jane Clark Macdonaldceased 29/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mr John Macdonaldceased 29/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

Incorporated1993-03-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite D, Pavilion 7 Kingshill Park Venture Drive

Arnhall Business Park

Westhill

Aberdeenshire

AB32 6FL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-13

Last: 2025-06-29