MARSH RIDDELL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC520302 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-13
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 2025
Net worth
£48.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74902Quantity surveying activities
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 £48,296

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£48k
Current Assets
£67k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-10-31
Total assets£48.3k
Current assets£67.2k
Net assets£48.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 change-of-name
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2026-03-10
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-19
    ➖
    GIBSON, Daniel resigned
    director
  5. 2025-12-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-04
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2024-11-01
    ➕
    GIBSON, Daniel appointed
    director
  9. 2024-11-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2021-02-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2021-02-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  17. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As MARSH RIDDELL LIMITED
  20. 2015-11-13
    ➕
    MARSH, Kevin Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2015-11-13
    ➕
    RIDDELL, Kieran 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MARSH" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 med ·
Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-10: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-11-04: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Andrew Marsh
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/02/2021
Mr Kieran Riddell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/02/2021

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
Incorporated2015-11-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

7a Riverside House Tweed Mill
Dunsdale Road
Selkirk
TD7 5DZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MARSH, Kevin Andrew→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-11-13
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Active
RIDDELL, Kieran→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-11-13
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Active
GIBSON, Daniel→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-11-01 · resigned 2025-12-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-03-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-13