MATTEST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC253253 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-24
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.35M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 12.1y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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, 1 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
69 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,348,069
Cash YoY
+33%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£381k
↑ 33% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 4.0% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£285k£569k£854k£1.1m£1.4mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£1.66M£1.54M
Current assets£1.42M£1.36M
Cash£380.7k£287.2k
Debtors£1.02M£1.01M
Net assets£1.35M£1.30M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-08-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-08-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2017-08-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2014-04-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2014-04-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2011-07-01
    ➖
    MOONEY, Richard Joseph resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-09-30
    ➖
    MOONEY, Richard Joseph resigned
    director
  21. 2009-03-31
    ➕
    MCLELLAND, Tony appointed
    director
  22. 2003-07-24
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    Company incorporated
    As MATTEST LIMITED
  23. 2003-07-24
    ➕
    FERRIE, Christopher appointed
    director
  24. 2003-07-24
    ➕
    MOONEY, Richard Joseph appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-07-24
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-07-24
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-07-24
    ➕
    MOONEY, Richard Joseph appointed
    director
  28. 2003-07-24
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-07-24
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tony Mclelland
Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Emma Ferrie
Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Christopher Ferrie
Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-07-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

505 Great Western Road
Glasgow
G12 8HN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

FERRIE, Christopher→
director · ~49y · appointed 2003-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCLELLAND, Tony→
director · ~45y · appointed 2009-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOONEY, Richard Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-24 · resigned 2011-07-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-24 · resigned 2003-07-24
Resigned
MOONEY, Richard Joseph→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-07-24 · resigned 2010-09-30
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-24 · resigned 2003-07-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge2 properties14/04/2014—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—04/04/2014—
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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-12