MURRAY MARTIN SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC159866 · ltd · incorporated 1995-08-18
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 30.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£69.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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. 1 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

1 live charge · oldest 30.2y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £69,751

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£70k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£115k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£47k£70k£93k£117kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£69.8k£68.4k
Current assets£114.8k£116.7k
Net assets£69.8k£68.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-26
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  3. 2024-10-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-11-09
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2022-04-20
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-04-20
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    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-04-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-04-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-04-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-04-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2021-01-01
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    HEWITSON, Jean Mcbeth resigned
    secretary
  15. 2021-01-01
    ➖
    HEWITSON, Jean Mcbeth resigned
    director
  16. 2021-01-01
    ➖
    HEWITSON, John Murray resigned
    director
  17. 2020-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-12-11
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-12-03
    ➕
    HEWITSON, Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2020-12-03
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    HEWITSON, Ian appointed
    director
  22. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 1998-01-01
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    HEWITSON, Jean Mcbeth appointed
    secretary
  24. 1998-01-01
    ➕
    HEWITSON, Jean Mcbeth appointed
    director
  25. 1997-12-31
    ➖
    THOMPSON, George Martin resigned
    secretary
  26. 1997-12-31
    ➖
    THOMPSON, George Martin resigned
    director
  27. 1996-02-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  28. 1995-08-30
    ➕
    THOMPSON, George Martin appointed
    secretary
  29. 1995-08-30
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1995-08-30
    ➕
    HEWITSON, John Murray appointed
    director
  31. 1995-08-30
    ➕
    THOMPSON, George Martin appointed
    director
  32. 1995-08-30
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 1995-08-18
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    Company incorporated
    As MURRAY MARTIN SERVICES LIMITED
  34. 1995-08-18
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1995-08-18
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 31 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Hewitson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/02/2021
Mr Alan Hewitson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/02/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Murray Hewitsonceased 01/02/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Jean Mcbeth Hewitsonceased 01/02/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1995-08-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

Unit 3, Block 2, River Place
Paddockholm Industrial Estate
Kilbirnie
Ayrshire
KA25 7EN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

HEWITSON, Alan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEWITSON, Ian→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEWITSON, Jean Mcbeth→
secretary · appointed 1998-01-01 · resigned 2021-01-01
Resigned
THOMPSON, George Martin→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-30 · resigned 1997-12-31
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-08-18 · resigned 1995-08-30
Resigned
HEWITSON, Jean Mcbeth→
director · ~77y · appointed 1998-01-01 · resigned 2021-01-01
Resigned
HEWITSON, John Murray→
director · ~78y · appointed 1995-08-30 · resigned 2021-01-01
Resigned
THOMPSON, George Martin→
director · ~89y · appointed 1995-08-30 · resigned 1997-12-31
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-08-18 · resigned 1995-08-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property12/02/1996—
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Recent filings (91 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06