M&E MARINE CONSULTANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC475676 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-22
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£20.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,666
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,451 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 4.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£9k£14k£18k£23kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£20.7k£23.1k
Current assets£10.8k£11.3k
Net assets£20.7k£23.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-04-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As M&E MARINE CONSULTANTS LIMITED
  16. 2014-04-22
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Donna Carol appointed
    director
  17. 2014-04-22
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Mark appointed
    director
  18. 2014-04-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 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 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Donna Carol Edwards
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2017
Mr Mark Edwards
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/04/2022

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
Incorporated2014-04-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Cairnfield 14 School Road
Balmullo
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 0BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

EDWARDS, Donna Carol→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-04-22
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Active
EDWARDS, Mark→
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-04-22
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-05