MTS DRAINAGE SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC511983 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-30
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-312023-07-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-05-21
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  3. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-23
    📄
    second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP04AP01
  8. 2023-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-02-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-08-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-09-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-07-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-07-07
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Jacqueline Mary appointed
    director
  17. 2020-07-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-07-01
    ➖
    TRAYNOR, Mark resigned
    director
  19. 2020-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2020-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2017-09-05
    ➕
    MATTHEWS, Gerald appointed
    director
  22. 2017-03-23
    ➖
    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2017-03-23
    ➖
    BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan resigned
    director
  24. 2017-03-23
    ➖
    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2017-03-22
    ➕
    TRAYNOR, Mark appointed
    director
  26. 2015-07-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MTS DRAINAGE SOLUTIONS LTD
  27. 2015-07-30
    ➕
    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2015-07-30
    ➕
    BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan appointed
    director
  29. 2015-07-30
    ➕
    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

81/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jacqueline Mary Matthews
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest07/07/2020
Mr Gerald Matthews
Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest05/09/2017
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Mark Traynorceased 01/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Shelf Director Limitedceased 23/03/2017· significant influence
  • Shelf Nominees Limitedceased 23/03/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr David Brannigan Beveridgeceased 23/03/2017· significant influence

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
Incorporated2015-07-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81222 — Specialised cleaning services

Registered office

17 Sunnylaw Drive
Foxbar
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA2 9NU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MATTHEWS, Gerald→
director · ~70y · appointed 2017-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATTHEWS, Jacqueline Mary→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-07-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-07-30 · resigned 2017-03-23
Resigned
BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-07-30 · resigned 2017-03-23
Resigned
TRAYNOR, Mark→
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-03-22 · resigned 2020-07-01
Resigned
SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2015-07-30 · resigned 2017-03-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-21
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-31