MUIRTON CONTROL & AUTOMATION LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC395862 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-21
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
£418.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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 2.7y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 £418,039
Cash YoY
+119%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£250k
↑ 119% YoY
Net Worth
£418k
↑ 82% YoY
Current Assets
£358k
↑ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£84k£167k£251k£334k£418kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£431.8k£264.2k
Current assets£357.9k£192.4k
Cash£249.6k£113.8k
Debtors£108.3k£78.6k
Net assets£418.0k£229.8k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-24
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  2. 2024-09-11
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  3. 2024-02-06
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    DAVIDSON, Craig Robert appointed
    director
  4. 2024-02-06
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    LEGGE, Michael Fraser appointed
    director
  5. 2024-02-06
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  6. 2024-02-06
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  7. 2023-10-04
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  8. 2023-08-08
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  9. 2023-08-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ewen Mcdonald
  10. 2022-11-23
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  11. 2021-11-05
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  12. 2020-10-06
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  13. 2019-11-20
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  14. 2018-10-13
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  15. 2018-09-17
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  16. 2017-11-27
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  17. 2016-08-26
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  18. 2016-04-12
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  19. 2014-06-30
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    MCDONALD, Donna resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As MUIRTON CONTROL & AUTOMATION LTD
  21. 2011-03-21
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Ewen appointed
    director
  22. 2011-03-21
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Donna appointed
    secretary

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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ewen Mcdonald
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-03-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

39 High Street
Fochabers
Moray
IV32 7DX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

DAVIDSON, Craig Robert→
director · ~28y · appointed 2024-02-06
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Active
LEGGE, Michael Fraser→
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-02-06
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Active
MCDONALD, Ewen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-03-21
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Active
MCDONALD, Donna→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-21 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ewen Mcdonald
A registered charge1 property03/08/2023—
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Recent filings (38 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
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accounts · AA
2025-04-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
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accounts · AA
2024-09-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
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officers · AP01
2024-02-06
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officers · AP01
2024-02-06
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accounts · AA
2023-10-04
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mortgage · MR01
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
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accounts · AA
2021-11-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26
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accounts · AA
2020-10-06