MARCHSIDE PROPERTY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC452902 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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| Average employees | 700 | 700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-11-21📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2017-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-04-14➖MACFARLANE, John Blackwood resigneddirector
- 2013-06-24➖MITCHELL, Helen resigneddirector
- 2013-06-21🏢Company incorporatedAs MARCHSIDE PROPERTY LIMITED
- 2013-06-21➕WALLACE, David appointeddirector
- 2013-06-21➕MACFARLANE, John Blackwood appointeddirector
- 2013-06-21➕MITCHELL, Helen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David Wallace Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| MILLS MULTON PROPERTY PARTNERSHIP LIMITED→ SC799272 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MILTON MILL INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC882021 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MILYN AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ SC140199 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| MIMI HENRY LTD→ SC858531 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MIMO LETTINGS LTD→ SC698856 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| MIRO PROPERTY INVESTMENT LTD→ SC787121 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MIRZANOOR LTD→ SC824214 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| MK ENTERPRISE ED UK LTD→ SC847245 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MM PROPERTY LEASING LIMITED→ SC732703 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| MOCKINGBIRD LANE & ASSOCIATES LTD→ SC595030 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| MODERNDWELL DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ SC797978 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
386 Morningside Road
Edinburgh
EH10 5HX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
WALLACE, David→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACFARLANE, John Blackwood→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2013-06-21 · resigned 2015-04-14
MITCHELL, Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-06-21 · resigned 2013-06-24
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Recent filings (33 total)
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2026-02-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-10