MOBILITY MATTERS LIMITED

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SC552279 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-09
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33170
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.9y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees800800

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-10
    ➖
    O'NEIL, Sean Patrick resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-09-12
    ➕
    O'NEIL, Sean Patrick appointed
    director
  6. 2025-09-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-08-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-08-20
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2024-08-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Finbiz Funding Limited
  11. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-02-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2018-02-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2016-12-09
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    Company incorporated
    As MOBILITY MATTERS LIMITED
  22. 2016-12-09
    ➕
    FREW, Robert Mccartney appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mr Robert Mccartney Frew
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/12/2016
Mrs Anne Frew
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/12/2016

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
Incorporated2016-12-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170

Registered office

Units A & B Simonsburn Road
Loreny Industrial Estate
Kilmarnock
KA1 5LA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FREW, Robert Mccartney→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-12-09
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Active
O'NEIL, Sean Patrick→
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-09-12 · resigned 2025-11-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Finbiz Funding
Finbiz Funding Limited
A registered charge1 property15/08/2024—
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Recent filings (29 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23