MARRS OF METHLICK LIMITED

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SC273050 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£224.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46610
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.5y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 £224,737
Cash YoY
+52%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£230
↑ 52% YoY
Net Worth
£225k
↑ 2.7% YoY
Current Assets
£382k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£92k£185k£277k£370k£462kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£250.2k£266.8k
Current assets£382.5k£462.4k
Cash£230£151
Debtors£37.5k£32.4k
Net assets£224.7k£218.8k

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

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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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  2. 2024-11-25
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  3. 2023-11-29
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  4. 2022-10-17
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  5. 2022-02-24
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  6. 2021-12-13
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  7. 2020-12-31
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  8. 2019-12-23
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  9. 2018-12-27
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  10. 2017-11-07
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  11. 2016-11-10
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  12. 2015-10-07
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  13. 2015-08-31
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  14. 2014-10-21
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  15. 2014-08-31
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  16. 2012-12-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Societe Generale Equipment Finance Limited
  17. 2004-10-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  18. 2004-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As MARRS OF METHLICK LIMITED
  19. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    CAMERON, Louise Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-09-08
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    CAMERON, Gerard James Saunders appointed
    director
  21. 2004-09-08
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    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2004-09-08
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    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2004-09-08
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    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2004-09-08
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    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gerard James Saunders Cameron
Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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8 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
Incorporated2004-09-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46610 — SIC 46610

Registered office

The Coach House
James Street
Blairgowrie
Perthshire
PH10 6EZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CAMERON, Louise Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-08
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Active
CAMERON, Gerard James Saunders→
director · ~71y · appointed 2004-09-08
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Active
HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2004-09-08
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2004-09-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Societe Generale Equipment Finance
Societe Generale Equipment Finance Limited
Master assignment in respect of sub-hire agreements1 property31/12/2012—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property11/10/2004—
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Recent filings (54 total)

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2025-12-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
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2024-11-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-29
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capital · SH01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-26