ANDREW MITCHELL & COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC003736 · ltd · incorporated 1898-01-24
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£358.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13960
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 22220SIC 22220
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 62/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 42.1y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (2 active, 20 linked, 16 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
150 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £358,073
Net assets shrinking
Down £444,356 YoY
Cash YoY
-25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£124k
↓ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£358k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Assets
£689k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£263k£525k£788k£1.1m£1.3mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£458.5k£925.4k
Current assets£689.0k£1.31M
Cash£123.8k£164.5k
Debtors£487.3k£1.04M
Net assets£358.1k£802.4k

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 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  2. 2026-03-11
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  3. 2026-03-11
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    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2021-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2019-06-17
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  15. 2019-06-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2019-06-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-06-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-06-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2019-06-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-05-31
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    JUDSON, Mark Simon appointed
    director
  21. 2019-05-31
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Ann Marie appointed
    director
  22. 2019-05-31
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Lorraine Vicki Anne resigned
    secretary
  23. 2019-05-31
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Andrew Peter resigned
    director
  24. 2019-05-31
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Lorraine Vicki Anne resigned
    director
  25. 2019-05-31
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  26. 2019-05-28
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    Charge satisfied #5
  27. 2019-04-25
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    Charge satisfied #6
  28. 2011-05-03
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    MARSHALL, Lorraine Vicki Anne appointed
    secretary
  29. 2011-05-03
    ➖
    MOODIE, Karen Mary resigned
    secretary
  30. 2011-05-03
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Andrew Peter appointed
    director
  31. 2011-05-03
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Lorraine Vicki Anne appointed
    director
  32. 2011-05-03
    ➖
    MOODIE, Karen Mary resigned
    director
  33. 2011-05-03
    ➖
    MOODIE, Peter Alexander resigned
    director
  34. 2011-05-03
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  35. 2011-05-03
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
  36. 2011-02-18
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    MOODIE, Duncan Garrioch resigned
    director
  37. 2011-02-18
    ➖
    MOODIE, Jamie David resigned
    director
  38. 2010-02-01
    ➕
    MOODIE, Duncan Garrioch appointed
    director
  39. 2010-02-01
    ➕
    MOODIE, Jamie David appointed
    director
  40. 2008-09-23
    ➖
    MOODIE, David Garrioch resigned
    director
  41. 2007-12-31
    ➖
    JEFFKYNS, Kevin Joseph resigned
    director
  42. 2007-08-01
    ➕
    MOODIE, Karen Mary appointed
    director
  43. 2006-01-31
    ➖
    KIRK, Duncan Mclean resigned
    director
  44. 2005-12-14
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    Charge satisfied #4
  45. 2005-12-14
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    Charge satisfied #3
  46. 2005-12-07
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    CAIRNS, Iain Walter resigned
    director
  47. 2003-04-01
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  48. 2003-02-20
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    MOODIE, Karen Mary appointed
    secretary
  49. 2003-02-20
    ➖
    MOODIE, Peter Alexander resigned
    secretary
  50. 2002-11-01
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Andrew Peter resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 63 events

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 128 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Shadwell Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Shadwell Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ANDREW MITCHELL & COMPANY LIMITED
This company · SC003736

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Shadwell Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/05/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Landmarc Products Ltdceased 31/05/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1898-01-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC13960 — SIC 13960

Registered office

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

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (2 active · 18 resigned)

JUDSON, Mark Simon→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Ann Marie→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLEN, George Mcgregor→
secretary · resigned 1990-12-21
Resigned
MARSHALL, Lorraine Vicki Anne→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-03 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned
MOODIE, Karen Mary→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-20 · resigned 2011-05-03
Resigned
MOODIE, Peter Alexander→
secretary · appointed 1990-12-21 · resigned 2003-02-20
Resigned
CAIRNS, Iain Walter→
director · ~75y · appointed 1992-10-01 · resigned 2005-12-07
Resigned
JEFFKYNS, Kevin Joseph→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-06-18 · resigned 2007-12-31
Resigned
KIRK, Duncan Mclean→
director · ~79y · resigned 2006-01-31
Resigned
LEWIS, David Martyn Reeves→
director · ~90y · resigned 1994-05-31
Resigned
MARSHALL, Andrew Peter→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-05-03 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned
MARSHALL, Andrew Peter→
director · ~66y · appointed 1996-12-01 · resigned 2002-11-01
Resigned
MARSHALL, Lorraine Vicki Anne→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-05-03 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned
MOODIE, David Garrioch→
director · ~100y · resigned 2008-09-23
Resigned
MOODIE, Duncan Garrioch→
director · ~39y · appointed 2010-02-01 · resigned 2011-02-18
Resigned
MOODIE, Jamie David→
director · ~42y · appointed 2010-02-01 · resigned 2011-02-18
Resigned
MOODIE, Karen Mary→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-08-01 · resigned 2011-05-03
Resigned
MOODIE, Peter Alexander→
director · ~73y · resigned 2011-05-03
Resigned
PENNYCOOK, John→
director · ~98y · resigned 1993-09-30
Resigned
SOMERSIDE, Robert James→
director · ~96y · resigned 1995-07-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—17/06/2019—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—31/05/2019—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property03/05/201125/04/2019
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
Floating charge1 property03/05/201128/05/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property01/04/200314/12/2005
satisfied
Scottish Enterprise Glasgow
Standard security1 property09/04/200114/12/2005
satisfied
Black & Edginton (Holdings)
Black & Edginton (Holdings) LTD
Loan agreement1 property29/03/198428/01/1988
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property29/03/1984—
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Recent filings (150 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-03