MERRYVALE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC212751 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-10
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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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-01➖MULLEN, Paul Andrew resigneddirector
- 2023-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-20➕MCCOLL, James Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-03-20➕MCCOLL, Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-11-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-04-16➖MCSHERRY, Stephen Philip resignedsecretary
- 2020-04-16➖MCSHERRY, Kathleen resigneddirector
- 2020-04-16➖MCSHERRY, Stephen Philip resigneddirector
- 2019-12-19➕MULLEN, Paul Andrew appointeddirector
- 2001-05-03➖KIDD, Derek John resigneddirector
- 2000-12-05➕MCSHERRY, Stephen Philip appointedsecretary
- 2000-12-05➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-12-05➕KIDD, Derek John appointeddirector
- 2000-12-05➕MCSHERRY, Kathleen appointeddirector
- 2000-12-05➕MCSHERRY, Stephen Philip appointeddirector
- 2000-12-05➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs MERRYVALE LIMITED
- 2000-11-10➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-11-10➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
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James Michael Mccoll Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/10/2023 |
Mrs Louise Mccoll Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/10/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Paul Andrew Mullenceased 01/10/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Stephen Philip Mcsherryceased 16/04/2020· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-11-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320
Registered office
33 Drum Brae South
Edinburgh
EH12 8DT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
MCCOLL, James Michael→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2023-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCOLL, Louise→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2023-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCSHERRY, Stephen Philip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-12-05 · resigned 2020-04-16
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-10 · resigned 2000-12-05
KIDD, Derek John→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2000-12-05 · resigned 2001-05-03
MCSHERRY, Kathleen→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2000-12-05 · resigned 2020-04-16
MCSHERRY, Stephen Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2000-12-05 · resigned 2020-04-16
MULLEN, Paul Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-12-19 · resigned 2023-10-01
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-10 · resigned 2000-12-05
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Recent filings (79 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-14