COMPASS MBA LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC413103 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£67.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 -85% 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £67,518
Cash draining
Cash down 85% YoY
Cash YoY
-85%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 85% YoY
Net Worth
£68k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£78k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£16k£31k£47k£63k£78kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£67.5k£55.8k
Current assets£78.4k£78.0k
Cash£4.4k£28.6k
Debtors£74.1k£49.4k
Net assets£67.5k£55.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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  2. 2025-12-13
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  3. 2025-12-09
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  4. 2024-12-29
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  5. 2023-09-18
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  6. 2022-10-31
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  7. 2021-12-30
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  8. 2020-12-31
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  9. 2019-09-29
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  10. 2018-09-30
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  11. 2017-09-30
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  12. 2016-09-29
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  13. 2016-02-12
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  14. 2016-02-12
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  15. 2016-02-12
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    address · AD01
  16. 2011-12-13
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    Company incorporated
    As COMPASS MBA LTD
  17. 2011-12-13
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    SUMMERS, Eric John appointed
    director
  18. 2011-12-13
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    SUMMERS, Roberta Elaine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Eric John Summers
Individual · British · DOB 05/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Roberta Elaine Summers
Individual · British · DOB 10/1986 · age 40
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-12-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Cuillin Lodge
Mintlaw
Peterhead
Aberdeenshire
AB42 4JQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last: 2025-12-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

SUMMERS, Eric John→
director · ~41y · appointed 2011-12-13
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SUMMERS, Roberta Elaine→
director · ~40y · appointed 2011-12-13
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Recent filings (33 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
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accounts · AA
2023-09-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-14
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accounts · AA
2022-10-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-24