MICROTECH GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC372953 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-12
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 16.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£9.91M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,912,994

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9.9m
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
£0£2.0m£4.0m£5.9m£7.9m£9.9mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£9.91M£9.91M
Net assets£9.91M£9.91M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-03-31
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    FERNANDO, Nicholas resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-05-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-03-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-03-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-03-01
    ➕
    MATHEWSON, Paul Graeme appointed
    director
  13. 2022-03-01
    ➕
    YOUNG, Anne appointed
    director
  14. 2022-03-01
    ➕
    FERNANDO, Nicholas appointed
    director
  15. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-09-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2021-09-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-09-13
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    capital · SH08
  19. 2021-09-10
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  20. 2021-09-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-02-26
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  23. 2014-01-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2010-04-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Anne Mcmail
  25. 2010-03-12
    ➕
    MCMAIL, Christopher appointed
    director
  26. 2010-03-12
    ➖
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2010-03-12
    ➖
    MUNRO, Donald John resigned
    director
  28. 2010-03-12
    ➖
    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  29. 2010-02-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MICROTECH GROUP LIMITED
  30. 2010-02-12
    ➕
    MCMAIL, Christopher appointed
    secretary
  31. 2010-02-12
    ➕
    HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2010-02-12
    ➕
    MUNRO, Donald John appointed
    director
  33. 2010-02-12
    ➕
    HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Group structure

Microtech Trustees Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Microtech Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
majority
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MICROTECH GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC372953

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Microtech Trustees Limited
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · trust interest09/09/2021
Mr Christopher Mcmail
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-02-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

17-19 Hill Street
Kilmarnock
KA3 1HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

MCMAIL, Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2010-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATHEWSON, Paul Graeme→
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCMAIL, Christopher→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, Anne→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HMS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-02-12 · resigned 2010-03-12
Resigned
FERNANDO, Nicholas→
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-03-01 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
MUNRO, Donald John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-02-12 · resigned 2010-03-12
Resigned
HMS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-02-12 · resigned 2010-03-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Anne Mcmail
Floating charge1 property22/04/201017/01/2014

Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08