RUSSELL MAINSTREAM SUPPLY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC149867 · ltd · incorporated 1994-03-25

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

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 31.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46750

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 31.9y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 31.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	5	400

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

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-03-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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RUSSELL, Michael John resigned
director
2025-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-03-29
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Charge satisfied #1
2020-11-26
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officers · CH01
2020-11-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-26
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-11-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-26
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address · AD01
2020-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-16
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accounts · AA
2018-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2014-04-01
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RUSSELL, Elaine Laura appointed
director
2007-07-31
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RUSSELL, William Mark appointed
director
2007-07-31
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RUSSELL, Gillian resigned
director
2000-08-18
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RUSSELL, Gillian resigned
secretary
2000-06-01
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RUSSELL, William Mark appointed
secretary
1994-06-01
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1994-03-25
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Company incorporated
As RUSSELL MAINSTREAM SUPPLY LIMITED
1994-03-25
➕
RUSSELL, Gillian appointed
secretary
1994-03-25
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-03-25
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-03-25
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RUSSELL, Gillian appointed
director
1994-03-25
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RUSSELL, Michael John appointed
director
1994-03-25
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1994-03-25
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RUSSELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

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 32 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr William Mark Russell Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Elaine Laura Russell Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1994-03-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46750 — SIC 46750

Registered office

Viewfield

Annfield Muir

Cupar

Fife

KY15 7TT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-08

Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

RUSSELL, William Mark→

secretary · appointed 2000-06-01

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Active

RUSSELL, Elaine Laura→

director · ~44y · appointed 2014-04-01

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Active

RUSSELL, William Mark→

director · ~53y · appointed 2007-07-31

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Active

RUSSELL, Gillian→

secretary · appointed 1994-03-25 · resigned 2000-08-18

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-03-25 · resigned 1994-03-25

Resigned

RUSSELL, Gillian→

director · ~81y · appointed 1994-03-25 · resigned 2007-07-31

Resigned

RUSSELL, Michael John→

director · ~84y · appointed 1994-03-25 · resigned 2025-12-31

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-03-25 · resigned 1994-03-25

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Bond & floating charge	1 property	01/06/1994	29/03/2021

Recent filings (101 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-07-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-11-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-02-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-03-31

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2021-03-29

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2020-11-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2020-11-26