MESI STUDIOS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC455595 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-30

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 snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

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: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	—	£531
Current assets	—	£3.7k
Net assets	—	£403
Average employees	0	—

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-04-02
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accounts · AA
2025-04-24
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accounts · AA
2025-03-31
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MCPHERSON, Bryce Norman appointed
director
2025-03-31
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MCPHERSON, Elaine Helen appointed
director
2025-03-31
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YATES, Alan William Longair resigned
director
2025-03-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-31
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-31
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officers · AP01
2025-03-31
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officers · AP01
2025-03-31
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officers · TM01
2024-04-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-24
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accounts · AA
2019-06-06
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officers · TM01
2019-05-27
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SMITH, Emily resigned
director
2019-04-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-12-01
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YATES, Alan William Longair appointed
director
2013-07-30
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Company incorporated
As MESI STUDIOS LIMITED
2013-07-30
➕
SMITH, Emily appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

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.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Bryce Norman Mcpherson Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	31/03/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Alan William Longair Yatesceased 31/03/2025· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2013-07-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4c Langlands Street

Kilmarnock

East Ayrshire

KA1 2AH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-14

Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCPHERSON, Bryce Norman→

director · ~52y · appointed 2025-03-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCPHERSON, Elaine Helen→

director · ~51y · appointed 2025-03-31

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SMITH, Emily→

director · ~34y · appointed 2013-07-30 · resigned 2019-05-27

Resigned

YATES, Alan William Longair→

director · ~68y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2025-03-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-04-24

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-03-31

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-03-31

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-03-31

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-03-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-04-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-04-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-04-20