MYRTLE COFFEE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC235373 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-14
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 22.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.4y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees3600—

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-03-06
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2024-03-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2024-03-06
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  9. 2024-03-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-01-25
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    CUNNINGHAM, Gary Desmond appointed
    director
  11. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2021-06-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-01-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2021-01-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
  18. 2020-05-22
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    BRAID, June resigned
    secretary
  19. 2020-05-22
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    BRAID, June resigned
    director
  20. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-01-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  22. 2019-01-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2003-12-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2002-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As MYRTLE COFFEE SERVICES LIMITED
  26. 2002-08-14
    ➕
    BRAID, Gary Arthur appointed
    director
  27. 2002-08-14
    ➕
    BRAID, Len appointed
    director
  28. 2002-08-14
    ➕
    BRAID, Mark Leonard appointed
    director
  29. 2002-08-14
    ➕
    BRAID, June appointed
    secretary
  30. 2002-08-14
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-08-14
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-08-14
    ➕
    BRAID, June appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 Gary Arthur Braid
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Mark Leonard Braid
Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Registered office

5 Oswald Road
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 3JE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-14
Last: 2025-04-30

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

BRAID, Gary Arthur→
director · ~49y · appointed 2002-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAID, Len→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRAID, Mark Leonard→
director · ~51y · appointed 2002-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUNNINGHAM, Gary Desmond→
director · ~55y · appointed 2024-01-25
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Active
BRAID, June→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2020-05-22
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2002-08-14
Resigned
BRAID, June→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-08-14 · resigned 2020-05-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Handelsbanken
Handelsbanken PLC
A registered charge—14/01/2021—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property15/12/200317/01/2019
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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-06
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-06
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29