M.J.M. FRAMES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC397482 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-11
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£148.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £148,093

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£148k
↑ 62% YoY
Current Assets
£169k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£39k£77k£116k£154k£193kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£171.1k£91.4k
Current assets£169.3k£193.0k
Net assets£148.1k£91.4k

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
2
filings
  • 1 miscellaneous
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 miscellaneous
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 miscellaneous
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2025-08-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-18
    MCGEE, Jane appointed
    director
  4. 2025-02-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-09-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-27
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2024-05-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-03-13
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-08-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-06-01
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2023-05-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-05-21
    MCATASNEY, Peter resigned
    director
  14. 2022-11-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-06-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-04-01
    MCGEE, Thomas appointed
    director
  17. 2022-03-31
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2021-12-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-06-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-01-31
    MCATASNEY, Jennifer resigned
    director
  22. 2012-05-01
    MCATASNEY, Jennifer appointed
    director
  23. 2011-04-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As M.J.M. FRAMES LIMITED
  24. 2011-04-11
    MCATASNEY, Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Building Civil Engineering Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Building Civil Engineering Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
M.J.M. FRAMES LIMITED
This company · SC397482

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Building Civil Engineering Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares01/07/2023
Mr Thomas Mcgee
Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
75100%
75-100% shares31/03/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter Mcatasneyceased 31/03/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2011-04-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

1 Campbell Lane
Hamilton
ML3 6DB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCGEE, Jane
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-02-18
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Active
MCGEE, Thomas
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-04-01
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Active
MCATASNEY, Jennifer
director · ~41y · appointed 2012-05-01 · resigned 2018-01-31
Resigned
MCATASNEY, Peter
director · ~69y · appointed 2011-04-11 · resigned 2023-05-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-25