CM ASSETS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC517858 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-13
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£42.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Media representation services
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
26 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £42,390
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£42k
↑ 7.9% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 696% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £42.4k | £39.3k |
| Current assets | £7.4k | £929 |
| Net assets | £42.4k | £39.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-03📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2017-03-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-02-21➕BOOTH, Edward Philip Montague appointeddirector
- 2015-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs CM ASSETS LTD
- 2015-10-13➕BOOTH, Neil Roderick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Edward Philip Montague Booth Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 22/10/2019 |
Mr Neil Roderick Booth Individual · British · DOB 03/1951 · age 75 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest | 16/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73120 — Media representation services
Registered office
Rose Gables
2 Corsee Hill
Banchory
AB31 5RH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BOOTH, Edward Philip Montague→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOOTH, Neil Roderick→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2015-10-13
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-22