METHIL DOCK NO. 3 ASSETS LIMITED

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SC182054 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1998-01-13
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-16
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-02-10
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    KEILLER, James resigned
    director
  4. 2026-01-27
    ➕
    DICKSON, Brian appointed
    director
  5. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  11. 2020-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  13. 2018-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-01-08
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-03-15
    ➖
    STEVENSON, James Mearns resigned
    director
  19. 2011-01-27
    ➖
    BOYLE, Patrick resigned
    director
  20. 2010-02-07
    ➕
    HARPER, Scott appointed
    secretary
  21. 2010-02-07
    ➖
    STUART, Alan James resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-09-30
    ➕
    STUART, Alan James appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-09-30
    ➖
    LINDSAYS WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-09-24
    ➕
    HARPER, Scott appointed
    director
  25. 2008-09-24
    ➕
    STUART, Alan James appointed
    director
  26. 2008-09-24
    ➕
    BOYLE, Patrick appointed
    director
  27. 2008-09-24
    ➕
    KEILLER, James appointed
    director
  28. 2008-09-24
    ➖
    SMITH, Ian George resigned
    director
  29. 2008-09-24
    ➕
    STEVENSON, James Mearns appointed
    director
  30. 2003-06-12
    ➕
    LINDSAYS WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2003-06-12
    ➖
    MENZIES DOUGAL WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2003-06-09
    ➖
    DANSKIN, Julian Struthers resigned
    director
  33. 1998-04-03
    ➕
    MENZIES DOUGAL WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 1998-04-03
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1998-04-03
    ➕
    DANSKIN, Julian Struthers appointed
    director
  36. 1998-04-03
    ➕
    SMITH, Ian George appointed
    director
  37. 1998-04-03
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 1998-01-13
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    Company incorporated
    As METHIL DOCK NO. 3 ASSETS LIMITED
  39. 1998-01-13
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1998-01-13
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1998-01-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Bracklinn Brae
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 9BF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

HARPER, Scott→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-07
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Active
DICKSON, Brian→
director · ~63y · appointed 2026-01-27
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Active
HARPER, Scott→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STUART, Alan James→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STUART, Alan James→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-30 · resigned 2010-02-07
Resigned
LINDSAYS WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-06-12 · resigned 2008-09-30
Resigned
MENZIES DOUGAL WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1998-04-03 · resigned 2003-06-12
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-01-13 · resigned 1998-04-03
Resigned
BOYLE, Patrick→
director · ~83y · appointed 2008-09-24 · resigned 2011-01-27
Resigned
DANSKIN, Julian Struthers→
director · ~75y · appointed 1998-04-03 · resigned 2003-06-09
Resigned
KEILLER, James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2008-09-24 · resigned 2026-02-10
Resigned
SMITH, Ian George→
director · ~84y · appointed 1998-04-03 · resigned 2008-09-24
Resigned
STEVENSON, James Mearns→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-09-24 · resigned 2014-03-15
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-01-13 · resigned 1998-04-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
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accounts · AA
2023-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
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accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
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accounts · AA
2021-12-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04