MUNRO'S OF OBAN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC274027 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-29

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£62.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -65% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £62,595

Net assets shrinking

Down £151,112 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 65% YoY

Cash YoY

-65%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£90k

↓ 65% YoY

Net Worth

£63k

↓ 71% YoY

Current Assets

£123k

↓ 61% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£68.4k	£227.9k
Current assets	£122.8k	£311.9k
Cash	£89.6k	£256.6k
Debtors	£28.7k	£51.3k
Net assets	£62.6k	£213.7k

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

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1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
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HILL, David appointed
director
2025-05-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-01
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DICKIE, Gayle Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-10-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-10-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-09-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2014-04-01
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MUNRO, Isla Mhairi resigned
director
2014-04-01
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MUNRO, Kenneth Neil resigned
director
2008-12-01
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MUNRO, Susan Elizabeth appointed
director
2008-12-01
➕
MUNRO, Isla Mhairi appointed
director
2004-09-29
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Company incorporated
As MUNRO'S OF OBAN LIMITED
2004-09-29
➕
MUNRO, Calum Mackellar appointed
secretary
2004-09-29
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MUNRO, Calum Mackellar appointed
director
2004-09-29
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-29
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-29
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MUNRO, Kenneth Neil appointed
director

Owner dependency

81/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MUNRO" — 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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Susan Elizabeth Munro Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Calum Mackellar Munro Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% 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

Incorporated2004-09-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

R A Clement Associates

5 Argyll Square

Oban

PA34 4AZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-13

Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

MUNRO, Calum Mackellar→

secretary · appointed 2004-09-29

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Active

DICKIE, Gayle Elizabeth→

director · ~32y · appointed 2023-01-01

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Active

HILL, David→

director · ~33y · appointed 2025-05-19

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Active

MUNRO, Calum Mackellar→

director · ~59y · appointed 2004-09-29

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Active

MUNRO, Susan Elizabeth→

director · ~59y · appointed 2008-12-01

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Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-29 · resigned 2004-09-29

Resigned

MUNRO, Isla Mhairi→

director · ~52y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2014-04-01

Resigned

MUNRO, Kenneth Neil→

director · ~56y · appointed 2004-09-29 · resigned 2014-04-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-05-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-10-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-11

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-06-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-02-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-03-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-10-05