MULTITONE GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC514035 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-26

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

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Pension funding

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

30 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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2024-12-31
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2024-01-04
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2023-09-14
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officers · AP03
2023-09-14
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officers · TM02
2023-09-01
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TOWNSEND, Nicholas Joe appointed
secretary
2023-09-01
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PATERSON, Edward resigned
secretary
2023-02-21
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accounts · AA
2022-11-04
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officers · AP03
2022-11-01
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PATERSON, Edward appointed
secretary
2022-09-30
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LAWRENCE, Philip Leslie resigned
secretary
2022-09-30
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LAWRENCE, Philip Leslie resigned
director
2022-09-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-09-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-07
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accounts · AA
2020-11-18
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accounts · AA
2020-01-02
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officers · TM01
2020-01-02
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officers · AP01
2020-01-01
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PATERSON, Edward appointed
director
2019-12-31
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GENTRY, Stephen Alan resigned
director
2019-12-10
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accounts · AA
2019-03-12
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2017-11-17
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2015-08-26
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Company incorporated
As MULTITONE GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED
2015-08-26
➕
BROWN, Helen Linda appointed
director
2015-08-26
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LAWRENCE, Philip Leslie appointed
secretary
2015-08-26
➕
GENTRY, Stephen Alan appointed
director
2015-08-26
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LAWRENCE, Philip Leslie appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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.)

Group structure

Multitone Electronics Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Multitone Electronics Plc

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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MULTITONE GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED

This company · SC514035

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Multitone Electronics Plc Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2015-08-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC65300 — Pension funding

Registered office

Geddes House

Kirkton North

Livingston

West Lothian

EH54 6GU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-08

Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

TOWNSEND, Nicholas Joe→

secretary · appointed 2023-09-01

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Active

BROWN, Helen Linda→

director · ~72y · appointed 2015-08-26

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Active

PATERSON, Edward→

director · ~54y · appointed 2020-01-01

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Active

LAWRENCE, Philip Leslie→

secretary · appointed 2015-08-26 · resigned 2022-09-30

Resigned

PATERSON, Edward→

secretary · appointed 2022-11-01 · resigned 2023-09-01

Resigned

GENTRY, Stephen Alan→

director · ~71y · appointed 2015-08-26 · resigned 2019-12-31

Resigned

LAWRENCE, Philip Leslie→

director · ~68y · appointed 2015-08-26 · resigned 2022-09-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

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2025-12-22

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-01

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accounts · AA

2024-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-01-04

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-09-14

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2023-09-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-02-21

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2022-11-04

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-09-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2021-12-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-06