MARLBOROUGH GRANITE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC387965 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-01
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Last 30 days

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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£180.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23700
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 12.1y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 £180,215
Net assets shrinking
Down £94,506 YoY
Cash YoY
-28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£69k
↓ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£180k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£970k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£221k£441k£662k£882k£1.1mOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£514.9k£762.7k
Current assets£969.6k£1.10M
Cash£68.7k£94.8k
Debtors£801.0k£821.6k
Net assets£180.2k£274.7k

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

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2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-10
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  2. 2025-01-27
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  3. 2024-07-29
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  4. 2024-06-19
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    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2024-06-13
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Close Invoice Finance LTD
  6. 2024-06-12
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    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2024-06-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  8. 2023-07-25
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  9. 2022-05-30
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  10. 2021-07-21
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  11. 2021-02-23
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  12. 2021-02-19
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  13. 2021-02-17
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  14. 2021-02-17
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  15. 2020-07-31
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  16. 2019-08-01
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  17. 2019-08-01
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    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2019-08-01
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2019-07-31
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    mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  20. 2019-07-11
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2019-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-05-31
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
  23. 2016-08-17
    ➖
    MCGINLEY, Sharon resigned
    director
  24. 2016-08-17
    ➖
    SUTHERLAND, Karen resigned
    director
  25. 2016-04-19
    ➕
    POOLE, Craig Mcgregor appointed
    director
  26. 2016-04-19
    ➕
    SUTHERLAND, James Allan appointed
    director
  27. 2014-04-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  28. 2012-06-30
    ➕
    MCGINLEY, Sharon appointed
    director
  29. 2011-07-18
    ➖
    MCGINLEY, Sharon resigned
    director
  30. 2010-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As MARLBOROUGH GRANITE LIMITED
  31. 2010-11-01
    ➕
    MCGINLEY, Sharon appointed
    director
  32. 2010-11-01
    ➕
    SUTHERLAND, Karen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig Mcgregor Poole
Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence08/04/2016
Mr James Allan Sutherland
Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Allan Sutherlandceased 08/04/2016· significant influence

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-11-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC23700 — SIC 23700

Registered office

Radleigh House
1 Golf Road
Clarkston
G76 7HU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

POOLE, Craig Mcgregor→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-04-19
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Active
SUTHERLAND, James Allan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-04-19
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Active
MCGINLEY, Sharon→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-06-30 · resigned 2016-08-17
Resigned
MCGINLEY, Sharon→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-11-01 · resigned 2011-07-18
Resigned
SUTHERLAND, Karen→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-11-01 · resigned 2016-08-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Invoice Finance
Close Invoice Finance LTD
A registered charge—13/06/2024—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—11/07/2019—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
A registered charge—31/05/201912/06/2024
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge—29/04/201401/08/2019
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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-06-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08