A.D. MITCHELL & SONS (PLUMBERS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC030274 · ltd · incorporated 1954-09-14
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 4533
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
    📄
    court-order
    miscellaneous · OC-DV
  2. 2025-04-01
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  3. 2025-01-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2021-09-21
    📄
    court-order
    miscellaneous · OC-DV
  5. 2021-06-22
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  6. 2021-04-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2018-06-07
    📄
    court-order
    miscellaneous · OC-DV
  8. 1995-05-16
    📍
    legacy
    address · 287
  9. 1990-04-26
    MITCHELL, George Watt resigned
    director
  10. 1987-01-01
    📄
    selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
    historical · PRE87
  11. 1954-09-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A.D. MITCHELL & SONS (PLUMBERS) LIMITED
  12. 1954-09-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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 "MITCHELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 72 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 1997-07-30

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1954-09-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC4533 — SIC 4533

Registered office

12 Kinnordy Avenue
Kiriemuir
DD8 4JF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 1997-07-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 1995-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

GOURLAY, Elspeth
secretary
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Active
GOURLAY, Elspeth
director · ~87y
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Active
MITCHELL, Alexander Duncan
director · ~85y
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Active
MITCHELL, George Watt
director · resigned 1990-04-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

court-order
miscellaneous · OC-DV
2025-09-18
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-04-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-14
court-order
miscellaneous · OC-DV
2021-09-21
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2021-06-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-04-06
court-order
miscellaneous · OC-DV
2018-06-07
legacy
address · 287
1995-05-16
selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1987-01-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
1954-09-14