MATERIAL RECLAMATION SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC290119 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-09
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees3300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-12-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-19
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-03-19
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-03-19
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-03-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-03-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2018-03-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-01-26
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    SMITH, Christine appointed
    director
  19. 2018-01-26
    ➕
    SMITH, Kirstin appointed
    director
  20. 2018-01-26
    ➕
    SMITH, Lauren Spence appointed
    director
  21. 2018-01-26
    ➖
    SMITH, Ewan Crawford resigned
    secretary
  22. 2018-01-26
    ➖
    SMITH, Ewan Crawford resigned
    director
  23. 2018-01-26
    ➖
    SMITH, Matthew Rankin resigned
    director
  24. 2011-08-26
    ➖
    SMITH, James Templeton resigned
    director
  25. 2005-12-07
    ➕
    SMITH, Ewan Crawford appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-12-07
    ➖
    DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-12-07
    ➕
    SMITH, Ewan Crawford appointed
    director
  28. 2005-12-07
    ➕
    SMITH, James Templeton appointed
    director
  29. 2005-12-07
    ➕
    SMITH, Matthew Rankin appointed
    director
  30. 2005-12-07
    ➖
    DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2005-09-09
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    Company incorporated
    As MATERIAL RECLAMATION SERVICES LIMITED
  32. 2005-09-09
    ➕
    DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2005-09-09
    ➕
    DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Christine Smith
Individual · British · DOB 02/1950 · age 76
50–75%
—50-75% shares24/09/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Smith Skip Limitedceased 24/09/2018· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2005-09-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Murray Lane
Montrose
Angus
DD10 8LF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

SMITH, Christine→
director · ~76y · appointed 2018-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Kirstin→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Lauren Spence→
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Ewan Crawford→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-07 · resigned 2018-01-26
Resigned
DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-09-09 · resigned 2005-12-07
Resigned
SMITH, Ewan Crawford→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-12-07 · resigned 2018-01-26
Resigned
SMITH, James Templeton→
director · ~88y · appointed 2005-12-07 · resigned 2011-08-26
Resigned
SMITH, Matthew Rankin→
director · ~80y · appointed 2005-12-07 · resigned 2018-01-26
Resigned
DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-09-09 · resigned 2005-12-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-29