MELVILLE GOMES ASSOCIATES LTD

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SC458678 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£124.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Quantity surveying activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £124,428
Cash YoY
+24%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£242k
↑ 24% YoY
Net Worth
£124k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£246k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£49k£98k£147k£197k£246kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£167.9k£143.3k
Current assets£245.8k£217.8k
Cash£241.7k£195.2k
Debtors£4.0k£22.6k
Net assets£124.4k£88.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-04
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  2. 2024-10-23
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  3. 2023-10-03
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  4. 2022-11-22
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  5. 2021-09-30
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  6. 2021-02-25
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  7. 2019-11-29
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  8. 2018-11-29
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  9. 2018-04-18
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  10. 2018-02-15
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  11. 2017-11-28
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  12. 2016-11-07
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  13. 2015-10-05
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  14. 2015-06-04
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  15. 2014-10-22
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  16. 2013-09-09
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    Company incorporated
    As MELVILLE GOMES ASSOCIATES LTD
  17. 2013-09-09
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    GOMES, Luis Miguel Gil appointed
    director
  18. 2013-09-09
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    LOUGHLIN-GOMES, Aileen Marie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GOMES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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 Aileen Marie Loughlin-Gomes
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
50–75%
—sig. influence50-75% shares · significant influence06/04/2016
Mr Luis Miguel Gil Gomes
Individual · Portuguese · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-09-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74902 — Quantity surveying activities

Registered office

14 Newton Place
Glasgow
G3 7PY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GOMES, Luis Miguel Gil→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOUGHLIN-GOMES, Aileen Marie→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
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accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-18
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accounts · AA
2019-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-29