SINCLAIRMARWICK LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC686283 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-18
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-4.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Quantity surveying activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,227

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
-£4k
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£-4.2k
Current assets£18.7k
Cash£2.7k
Debtors£16.0k
Net assets£-4.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-11-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-11-16
    ➕
    MARWICK, Isabel Jane appointed
    director
  11. 2022-10-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-01-18
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    Company incorporated
    As SINCLAIRMARWICK LTD
  13. 2021-01-18
    ➕
    MARWICK, Iain Robert appointed
    director
  14. 2021-01-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

94/100
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
  • +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 "MARWICK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mrs Isabel Jane Marwick
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/01/2021
Mr Iain Robert Marwick
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/01/2021

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
Incorporated2021-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74902 — Quantity surveying activities

Registered office

30 Alloway Wynd
Larbert
FK5 4FE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MARWICK, Iain Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-01-18
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Active
MARWICK, Isabel Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-11-16
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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-01-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28