EGAN, MATTHEWS & ROSE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC261328 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-29
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£24.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,779

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£25k
↑ 212% YoY
Current Assets
£96k
↑ 107% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£19k£38k£57k£77k£96kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£24.8k£7.9k
Current assets£95.7k£46.2k
Net assets£24.8k£7.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-10
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    MATTHEWS, Monica Jane appointed
    director
  5. 2025-02-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-02-03
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Henry Stuart appointed
    secretary
  7. 2025-02-03
    ➖
    EGAN, Gail Margaret resigned
    secretary
  8. 2025-02-03
    ➖
    EGAN, Gail Margaret resigned
    director
  9. 2025-02-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2025-02-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-02-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2025-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2006-05-22
    ➖
    ROSE, Elizabeth Robertson resigned
    director
  22. 2003-12-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EGAN, MATTHEWS & ROSE LIMITED
  23. 2003-12-29
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Henry Stuart appointed
    director
  24. 2003-12-29
    ➕
    EGAN, Gail Margaret appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-12-29
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-12-29
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-12-29
    ➕
    EGAN, Gail Margaret appointed
    director
  28. 2003-12-29
    ➕
    ROSE, Elizabeth Robertson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MATTHEWS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
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 22 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 Henry Stuart Matthews
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Monica Jane Matthews
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/01/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Gail Margaret Eganceased 03/02/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2003-12-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

12 & 13 Douglas Court
West Henderson's Wynd
Dundee
DD1 5BY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MATTHEWS, Henry Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2025-02-03
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Active
MATTHEWS, Henry Stuart→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-12-29
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Active
MATTHEWS, Monica Jane→
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-02-10
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Active
EGAN, Gail Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-29 · resigned 2025-02-03
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-29 · resigned 2003-12-29
Resigned
EGAN, Gail Margaret→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-12-29 · resigned 2025-02-03
Resigned
ROSE, Elizabeth Robertson→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-12-29 · resigned 2006-05-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-08