MARKTEN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC441094 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-24
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No material changes in the last 90 days.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 13.2y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
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
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
41 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-19🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Cumberland Building Society
- 2022-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-12-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-15🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Cumberland Building Society
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2013-05-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2013-05-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2013-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs MARKTEN LIMITED
- 2013-01-24➕KEANE, Robert appointeddirector
- 2013-01-24➕MARTIN, Mary Catherine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +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 70 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Mary Catherine Martin Individual · Irish · DOB 03/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Robert Antony Keane Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1956 · age 70 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
43-45 Market Street
Aberdeen
AB11 5EL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KEANE, Robert→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2013-01-24
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MARTIN, Mary Catherine→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2013-01-24
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Cumberland Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/12/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Cumberland Building Society | A registered charge | — | 15/12/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/06/2015 | 19/12/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/05/2013 | 19/12/2022 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/05/2013 | 19/12/2022 |
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24