MACHARS ECOLOGY LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC388404 · ltd · incorporated 2010-11-08
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Environmental consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees200200

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
8
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  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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  2. 2025-12-02
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  3. 2025-12-02
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  4. 2025-12-02
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  5. 2025-12-02
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  6. 2025-11-12
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  7. 2025-11-12
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  8. 2025-07-28
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  9. 2024-08-19
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  10. 2023-08-21
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  11. 2022-08-23
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  12. 2021-02-17
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  13. 2020-08-18
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  14. 2019-08-27
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  15. 2018-08-21
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  16. 2017-11-14
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  17. 2012-08-14
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    ROBINSON, Suzanne Margaret appointed
    director
  18. 2010-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As MACHARS ECOLOGY LTD.
  19. 2010-11-08
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    ROBINSON, Edward William appointed
    director
  20. 2010-11-08
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2010-11-08
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2010-11-08
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  23. 2010-11-08
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Edward William Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Suzanne Margaret Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
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
Incorporated2010-11-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74901 — Environmental consulting activities

Registered office

High Milton Farm
Elrig
Newton Stewart
Wigtownshire
DG8 9RE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROBINSON, Edward William→
director · ~45y · appointed 2010-11-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, Suzanne Margaret→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-11-08 · resigned 2010-11-08
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-11-08 · resigned 2010-11-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-02
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officers · CH01
2025-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-02
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-23