MERPARTS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC339982 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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
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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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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
  1. 2025-09-23
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  2. 2024-06-18
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  3. 2023-06-23
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  4. 2022-05-27
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  5. 2021-12-01
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  6. 2021-02-18
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  7. 2020-04-08
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2019-11-25
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  9. 2018-11-15
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  10. 2018-07-12
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  11. 2017-10-09
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  12. 2016-09-07
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  13. 2016-04-14
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  14. 2016-04-14
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  15. 2016-04-14
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  16. 2008-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As MERPARTS LTD.
  17. 2008-03-20
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    MAZZONI, Filippo Dino appointed
    director
  18. 2008-03-20
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    MAZZONI, Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2008-03-20
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    MAZZONI, Stefano appointed
    director
  20. 2008-03-20
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-03-20
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-03-20
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2008-03-20
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Filippo Dino Mazzoni
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Paul Mazzoni
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Stefano Mazzoni
Individual · British · DOB 04/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

2 Ashgrove Lane
Port Glasgow
PA14 5NQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MAZZONI, Filippo Dino→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-03-20
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Active
MAZZONI, Paul→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAZZONI, Stefano→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-20 · resigned 2008-03-20
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-20 · resigned 2008-03-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
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accounts · AA
2025-09-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
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accounts · AA
2024-06-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-25