MIDDLEMISS & ASSOCIATES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC620713 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£23.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -77% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £23,766
Net assets shrinking
Down £276,219 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 77% YoY
Cash YoY
-77%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£94k
↓ 77% YoY
Net Worth
£24k
↓ 92% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.2k | £300.4k |
| Cash | £94.3k | £405.4k |
| Net assets | £23.8k | £300.0k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04➕ERRINGTON, Paul Anthony appointeddirector
- 2025-06-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-23📄second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC02
- 2025-03-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-03-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-03-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-21➖MIDDLEMISS, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2025-03-21➖MIDDLEMISS, Sheena Morag resigneddirector
- 2025-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs MIDDLEMISS & ASSOCIATES LIMITED
- 2019-02-08➕MIDDLEMISS, Gavin Robert appointeddirector
- 2019-02-08➕MIDDLEMISS, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2019-02-08➕MIDDLEMISS, Sheena Morag appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 "MIDDLEMISS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Middlemiss & Associates Holdings Limited. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Middlemiss & Associates Holdings Limited.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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MIDDLEMISS & ASSOCIATES LIMITED
This company · SC620713
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Middlemiss & Associates Holdings Limited. Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/03/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Andrew Middlemissceased 21/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Sheena Morag Middlemissceased 21/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Gavin Robert Middlemissceased 19/03/2025· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management
Registered office
Farries, Kirk & Mcvean Dumfries Enterprise Park
Heathhall
Dumfries
DG1 3SJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
ERRINGTON, Paul Anthony→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-06-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MIDDLEMISS, Gavin Robert→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2019-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MIDDLEMISS, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2019-02-08 · resigned 2025-03-21
MIDDLEMISS, Sheena Morag→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-02-08 · resigned 2025-03-21
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-04
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC02
2025-04-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08