MABIE PROJECTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC428243 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-13
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
26 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2
Very low cash
Cash position: £2
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | £2 |
| Cash | £2 | £2 |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-28📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-07-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-07-13🏢Company incorporatedAs MABIE PROJECTS LIMITED
- 2012-07-13➕SHUTTLEWORTH, Julia Margaret appointeddirector
- 2012-07-13➕SHUTTLEWORTH, William Allan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +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
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Allan Shuttleworth Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Julia Margaret Shuttleworth Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Farries Kirk & Mcvean Dumfries Enterprise Park
Heathhall
Dumfries
Dumfries & Galloway
DG1 3SJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SHUTTLEWORTH, Julia Margaret→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2012-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHUTTLEWORTH, William Allan→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2012-07-13
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Recent filings (26 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-07-18