ETHICAL MAINTENANCE C.I.C.
🌳Matureactive
SC319519 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-26
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
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
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-01➕RUTZ, Marianne appointeddirector
- 2014-02-10➖STRACHAN, Morna Anne resigneddirector
- 2008-02-01➕WILKINSON, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2007-04-03➕STRACHAN, Morna Anne appointeddirector
- 2007-04-03➖LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ETHICAL MAINTENANCE C.I.C.
- 2007-03-26➕LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-03-26➕LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kevin Wilkinson Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
Johnstone House
52-54 Rose Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1HA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-26
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RUTZ, Marianne→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-09-01
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WILKINSON, Kevin→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2008-02-01
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STRACHAN, Morna Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2007-04-03 · resigned 2014-02-10
LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-26 · resigned 2007-04-03
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Recent filings (58 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-06