MIDDLETON, ROSS & ARNOT (TRUSTEES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC193332 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-09
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
80 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-10-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-06-26
    ➕
    MAXWELL, John Alexander appointed
    director
  17. 2006-09-30
    ➖
    MCINTYRE, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  18. 2004-01-23
    ➕
    MCINTYRE, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2001-01-26
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Fiona Jane resigned
    director
  20. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    HANVIDGE, Ian Rannochan appointed
    director
  21. 2000-09-01
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Fiona Jane appointed
    director
  22. 2000-09-01
    ➖
    MAGEE, Jeffrey resigned
    director
  23. 1999-02-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MIDDLETON, ROSS & ARNOT (TRUSTEES) LIMITED
  24. 1999-02-09
    ➕
    MUIRDEN, George Campbell appointed
    secretary
  25. 1999-02-09
    ➕
    MUIRDEN, George Campbell appointed
    director
  26. 1999-02-09
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-02-09
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1999-02-09
    ➕
    MAGEE, Jeffrey appointed
    director
  29. 1999-02-09
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1999-02-09
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Alexander Maxwell
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1985 · age 41
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2017

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
Incorporated1999-02-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Mansefield House
Dingwall
Ross Shire
IV15 9HJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

MUIRDEN, George Campbell→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANVIDGE, Ian Rannochan→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAXWELL, John Alexander→
director · ~41y · appointed 2008-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUIRDEN, George Campbell→
director · ~75y · appointed 1999-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-02-09 · resigned 1999-02-09
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Fiona Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2001-01-26
Resigned
MAGEE, Jeffrey→
director · ~76y · appointed 1999-02-09 · resigned 2000-09-01
Resigned
MCINTYRE, Elizabeth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-01-23 · resigned 2006-09-30
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-02-09 · resigned 1999-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04