EXPERTS IN ENGLISH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC455993 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-05
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
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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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-08-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As EXPERTS IN ENGLISH LIMITED
  17. 2013-08-05
    ➕
    MCNALLY, Aneta Marzena appointed
    director
  18. 2013-08-05
    ➕
    MCNALLY, Stephen Sean appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Aneta Marzena Mcnally
Individual · Polish · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares05/08/2016
Mr Stephen Sean Mcnally
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares05/08/2016

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
Incorporated2013-08-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

394 Strathmartine Road
Dundee
Angus
DD3 8NQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCNALLY, Aneta Marzena→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-08-05
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MCNALLY, Stephen Sean→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-08-05
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-28