MARCHTOWN LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC526268 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees1000900

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
5
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
8
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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  2. 2026-04-10
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  3. 2026-04-10
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  4. 2026-04-09
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2026-04-09
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    address · AD01
  6. 2026-02-07
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    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2026-02-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2025-11-12
    SCOTT, Kimberly Ann resigned
    director
  9. 2025-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-05-17
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-26
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  15. 2021-02-25
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  16. 2019-11-29
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  17. 2018-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As MARCHTOWN LTD
  19. 2016-02-08
    SCOTT, Alan Graham appointed
    director
  20. 2016-02-08
    SCOTT, Kimberly Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Scott
Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46
75100%
25–50%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Anthony Paul Reynoldsceased 02/02/2026· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Kimberly Scottceased 02/02/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2016-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

48 Clyde Offices 2nd Floor
48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SCOTT, Alan Graham
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-02-08
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Active
SCOTT, Kimberly Ann
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-02-08 · resigned 2025-11-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-18