CML PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC381443 · ltd · incorporated 2010-07-05
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
£417.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -91% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £417,535
Cash draining
Cash down 91% YoY
Cash YoY
-91%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 91% YoY
Net Worth
£418k
↑ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£472k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £467.2k | £466.9k |
| Current assets | £471.7k | £476.4k |
| Cash | £2.7k | £29.6k |
| Debtors | £469.0k | £446.8k |
| Net assets | £417.5k | £401.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-27➕LEVEN, Mac Craig William appointeddirector
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-07-05🏢Company incorporatedAs CML PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LTD.
- 2010-07-05➕LEVEN, Claire Marjorie appointeddirector
- 2010-07-05➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2010-07-05➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Claire Marjorie Leven Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| FD PEOPLE LIMITED→ SC713663 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| FERGUSON GEOTECHNICAL LIMITED→ SC567675 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| FIFTY FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD→ SC775552 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| FLETT SERVICES LTD→ SC749957 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| FLORIN ENGINEERING DESIGN LTD→ SC444600 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-07-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
4 Charlotte Street
Fraserburgh
AB43 9JE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18
Last: 2025-07-04
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
LEVEN, Claire Marjorie→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2010-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEVEN, Mac Craig William→
Activedirector · ~22y · appointed 2023-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2010-07-05 · resigned 2010-07-05
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Recent filings (48 total)
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accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-20