MARATHA ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC330555 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-06
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£11.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,187
Net assets shrinking
Down £25,492 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£11k
↓ 70% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 77% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£22k£33k£44k£55kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£11.2k£36.7k
Current assets£12.9k£54.8k
Net assets£11.2k£36.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-06-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-06-01
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    PATIL, Manisha resigned
    director
  8. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-03-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-02-08
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    PATIL, Oankar appointed
    secretary
  12. 2022-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-02-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-02-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2022-02-08
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  16. 2022-02-07
    ➖
    PATIL, Manisha resigned
    secretary
  17. 2022-02-01
    ➕
    PATIL, Oankar appointed
    director
  18. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-10-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2019-10-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2018-06-25
    ➕
    PATIL, Manisha appointed
    director
  23. 2007-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As MARATHA ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  24. 2007-09-06
    ➕
    PATIL, Ramesh appointed
    director
  25. 2007-09-06
    ➕
    PATIL, Manisha appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

29/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PATIL, Oankar (same surname) appointed 2022-02-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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

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 Ramesh Patil
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Manisha Patilceased 31/03/2022· 50-75% 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
Incorporated2007-09-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

43 Coull Green
Kingswells
Aberdeen
AB15 8TR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

PATIL, Oankar→
secretary · appointed 2022-02-08
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Active
PATIL, Oankar→
director · ~24y · appointed 2022-02-01
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Active
PATIL, Ramesh→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-09-06
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Active
PATIL, Manisha→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-06 · resigned 2022-02-07
Resigned
PATIL, Manisha→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-06-25 · resigned 2022-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-08