MITCHELL TURF & LANDSCAPING LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC420421 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-27
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£555.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £555,094

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£43k
Net Worth
£555k
Current Assets
£685k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£953.9k
Current assets£685.0k
Cash£42.9k
Debtors£527.5k
Net assets£555.1k

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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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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  3. 2025-02-17
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-01-31
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    SMITH, James Alan resigned
    director
  5. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-09
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    SMITH, James Alan appointed
    director
  8. 2023-06-09
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-06-02
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-05-20
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    MITCHELL, Joyce resigned
    director
  11. 2022-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-12
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    MITCHELL, John Campbell appointed
    director
  13. 2022-01-12
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-06-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-23
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-01
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  18. 2019-05-28
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    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2018-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-06-28
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    MITCHELL, Joyce appointed
    director
  21. 2012-03-27
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    Company incorporated
    As MITCHELL TURF & LANDSCAPING LTD
  22. 2012-03-27
    ➕
    MITCHELL, John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-03-27
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    MITCHELL, John Devine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MITCHELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

39/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MITCHELL, John Campbell (same surname) appointed 2022-01-12. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Devine Mitchell
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · firm interest01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2012-03-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

Cherrybank Nursery
Palacerigg
Cumbernauld
G67 3HU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MITCHELL, John→
secretary · appointed 2012-03-27
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Active
MITCHELL, John Campbell→
director · ~33y · appointed 2022-01-12
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Active
MITCHELL, John Devine→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-03-27
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Active
MITCHELL, Joyce→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-06-28 · resigned 2023-05-20
Resigned
SMITH, James Alan→
director · ~80y · appointed 2023-06-09 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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2025-09-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
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officers · TM01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
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officers · AP01
2023-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-29