MBM TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC257813 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-17

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 17.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading 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. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.2y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 17.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (9 active, 22 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-07-01
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2025-07-07
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accounts · AA
2024-02-02
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officers · TM01
2024-01-31
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GEMMELL, William Ruthven resigned
director
2023-11-29
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accounts · AA
2023-09-05
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officers · AP01
2023-09-01
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STEWART, Alec Dougal appointed
director
2023-07-14
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accounts · AA
2023-02-01
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NAPIER, Sophie Elizabeth appointed
director
2023-02-01
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SCOTT, Fraser Clark appointed
director
2023-02-01
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officers · AP01
2023-02-01
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officers · AP01
2023-02-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-31
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YOUNGER, Hugh Patrick resigned
director
2022-04-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-06
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officers · AP01
2019-09-02
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LINEHAN, Andrew appointed
director
2019-08-13
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officers · AP01
2019-08-05
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MELDRUM, William appointed
director
2019-02-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-01-31
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HOPE, Carole resigned
director
2018-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-01-31
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BURNETT, Alexander Donald resigned
director
2016-11-30
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BURNS, George resigned
secretary
2016-07-20
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COCKBURN, Sean resigned
director
2015-12-16
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PATERSON, Andrew John Neill appointed
director
2015-12-16
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COCKBURN, Sean appointed
director
2015-01-31
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SCOTT MONCRIEFF, John Kenneth resigned
director
2013-09-30
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SCOTT, Graham William Richard resigned
director
2013-03-01
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ROBERTSON, Dawn Elizabeth resigned
director
2012-04-24
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BURNS, George appointed
secretary
2012-04-24
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WYLIE, Roderick James resigned
secretary
2012-04-24
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WYLIE, Roderick James resigned
director
2011-11-01
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SHAND, Peter Graham appointed
director
2011-09-01
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STEPHEN, Andrew Johnston appointed
director
2011-09-01
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BURNETT, Alexander Donald appointed
director
2011-09-01
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GEMMELL, William Ruthven appointed
director
2011-09-01
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HOPE, Carole appointed
director
2011-09-01
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ROBERTSON, Dawn Elizabeth appointed
director
2011-09-01
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SCOTT, Graham William Richard appointed
director
2011-09-01
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SCOTT MONCRIEFF, John Kenneth appointed
director
2011-09-01
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WYLIE, Roderick James appointed
director
2011-09-01
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YOUNGER, Hugh Patrick appointed
director
2010-07-14
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Adam & Company PLC
2010-02-01
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ROBERTSON, Dawn Elizabeth resigned
director
2009-05-06
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Adam & Co PLC
2009-01-05
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ROBERTSON, Dawn Elizabeth appointed
director

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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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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.)

Group structure

Mbm Board Nominees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mbm Board Nominees Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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MBM TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED

This company · SC257813

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mbm Board Nominees Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-10-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

3 Glenfinlas Street

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH3 6AQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last: 2025-10-17