MICROTECH SUPPORT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC253441 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-29
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 21.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£728.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 95110Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.8y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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, 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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
83 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £727,952
Cash YoY
+24%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£947k
↑ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£728k
↑ 267% YoY
Current Assets
£2.2m
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£435k£870k£1.3m£1.7m£2.2mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£728.0k£198.6k
Current assets£2.17M£1.75M
Cash£947.5k£762.9k
Debtors£1.22M£976.2k
Net assets£728.0k£198.6k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-10-10
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  3. 2025-07-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  4. 2025-03-31
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    FERNANDO, Nicholas resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  7. 2023-05-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-05-30
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    officers · CH03
  9. 2023-05-15
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  10. 2023-05-15
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  11. 2023-05-15
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  12. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-31
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  14. 2022-05-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2022-03-01
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    MATHEWSON, Paul Graeme appointed
    director
  16. 2022-03-01
    ➕
    YOUNG, Anne appointed
    director
  17. 2022-03-01
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    FERNANDO, Nicholas appointed
    director
  18. 2022-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-02-03
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  20. 2022-02-03
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  21. 2022-02-03
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  22. 2021-02-26
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  23. 2021-02-26
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  24. 2021-02-26
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  25. 2018-06-14
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    CAIRNS, Thomas resigned
    director
  26. 2010-04-22
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    MCMAIL, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  27. 2010-04-22
    ➖
    MCMAIL, Anne resigned
    secretary
  28. 2010-04-22
    ➖
    MCMAIL, Anne resigned
    director
  29. 2010-04-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Anne Mcmail
  30. 2008-06-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 2004-07-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 2004-04-12
    ➕
    CAIRNS, Thomas appointed
    director
  33. 2003-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As MICROTECH SUPPORT LIMITED
  34. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    MCMAIL, Christopher appointed
    director
  35. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    MCMAIL, Anne appointed
    secretary
  36. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2003-07-29
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    MCMAIL, Anne appointed
    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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Microtech Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Microtech Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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MICROTECH SUPPORT LIMITED
This company · SC253441

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Microtech Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Microtech Support Holdings Limitedceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares

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

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6 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
Incorporated2003-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

17-19 Hill Street
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA3 1HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

MCMAIL, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATHEWSON, Paul Graeme→
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-03-01
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Active
MCMAIL, Christopher→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-07-29
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Active
YOUNG, Anne→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-03-01
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Active
MCMAIL, Anne→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-29 · resigned 2010-04-22
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-29 · resigned 2003-07-29
Resigned
CAIRNS, Thomas→
director · ~72y · appointed 2004-04-12 · resigned 2018-06-14
Resigned
FERNANDO, Nicholas→
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-03-01 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
MCMAIL, Anne→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-07-29 · resigned 2010-04-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Anne Mcmail
Floating charge1 property22/04/2010—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property12/07/200425/06/2008
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Recent filings (83 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-05-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02