MATPRO MACHINERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC478888 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-30
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
43 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-17➖JONES, Kevin Herbert resigneddirector
- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2016-12-22➕CARTER, John Lee appointeddirector
- 2016-12-22➕SYMONS, Robert Hayton appointeddirector
- 2016-12-22➕JONES, Kevin Herbert appointeddirector
- 2014-05-30🏢Company incorporatedAs MATPRO MACHINERY LIMITED
- 2014-05-30➕MCQUAID, Louis appointedsecretary
- 2014-05-30➕MCQUAID, Louis Benjamin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Crj Services Holdings Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Crj Services Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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MATPRO MACHINERY LIMITED
This company · SC478888
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Crj Services Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/07/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Lee Carterceased 01/07/2017· significant influence · firm interest
- Mr Kevin Herbert Jonesceased 01/07/2017· significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
272 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4JR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-13
Last: 2026-05-30
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
Active
CARTER, John Lee→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCQUAID, Louis Benjamin→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2014-05-30
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SYMONS, Robert Hayton→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-12-22
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JONES, Kevin Herbert→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2016-12-22 · resigned 2022-10-17
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Recent filings (43 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-11-30