MATSCOTT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC180147 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-31
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
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£-3.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 06100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,004

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£3k-£3k-£3k-£3k-£3k-£3kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£-3.0k£-3.0k
Net assets£-3.0k£-3.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-05-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2025-05-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2000-10-31
    ➕
    MACKAY, Patricia appointed
    secretary
  16. 2000-10-31
    ➖
    SCOTT, Andrew Keith resigned
    secretary
  17. 1997-11-10
    ➕
    SCOTT, David Kevin appointed
    director
  18. 1997-11-10
    ➕
    SCOTT, Andrew Keith appointed
    secretary
  19. 1997-11-10
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 1997-11-10
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 1997-11-10
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 1997-10-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MATSCOTT LIMITED
  23. 1997-10-31
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1997-10-31
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1997-10-31
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SCOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Kevin Scott
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1967 · age 59
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Patricia Robina Purves Mackay
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/11/2025

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
Incorporated1997-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC06100 — SIC 06100

Registered office

9 Riverview Drive
Flat 0/2
Glasgow
G5 8ER
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MACKAY, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, David Kevin→
director · ~59y · appointed 1997-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Andrew Keith→
secretary · appointed 1997-11-10 · resigned 2000-10-31
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-10-31 · resigned 1997-11-10
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-10-31 · resigned 1997-11-10
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-10-31 · resigned 1997-11-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-05-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30