MB SERENITY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC249515 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-15
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.
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year to Apr 2025
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 22.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Average employees00

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2023-06-19
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  4. 2023-05-17
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    officers · AP03
  5. 2023-05-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2023-05-14
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    SIMPSON, Lorna appointed
    secretary
  7. 2023-05-14
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    BARR, Alexander Hinshelwood resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2021-08-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-08-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-12
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-27
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    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2019-08-19
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  15. 2019-06-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2019-06-19
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  18. 2019-02-14
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  19. 2019-02-14
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  20. 2019-02-14
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    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2019-02-14
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    Charge satisfied #4
  22. 2019-02-14
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    Charge satisfied #3
  23. 2019-02-14
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2018-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2009-06-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2008-12-29
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2008-12-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2003-08-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  29. 2003-07-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  30. 2003-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As MB SERENITY LIMITED
  31. 2003-05-15
    ➕
    ADDISON, Alan Wood appointed
    director
  32. 2003-05-15
    ➕
    ADDISON, Elizabeth Annette appointed
    director
  33. 2003-05-15
    ➕
    WATT, John appointed
    director
  34. 2003-05-15
    ➕
    BARR, Alexander Hinshelwood appointed
    secretary
  35. 2003-05-15
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2003-05-15
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2003-05-15
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2003-05-15
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 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

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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Watt
Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Ufs Limited
27 Commercial Road
Buckie
AB56 1UN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

SIMPSON, Lorna→
secretary · appointed 2023-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADDISON, Alan Wood→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-05-15
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Active
ADDISON, Elizabeth Annette→
director · ~73y · appointed 2003-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATT, John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARR, Alexander Hinshelwood→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-15 · resigned 2023-05-14
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-15 · resigned 2003-05-15
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-15 · resigned 2003-05-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property19/08/2019—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—19/06/2019—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Mortgage1 property29/12/200814/02/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property18/12/200814/02/2019
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Mortgage1 property05/08/200314/02/2019
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property01/07/200306/06/2009
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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-05-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18