MEADOWSIDE LEASING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC064080 · ltd · incorporated 1978-02-14
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Book publishing
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
29 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01➕MCCALL, Peter appointedsecretary
- 2026-04-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-04-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-03-31➖EVANS, Susannah resignedsecretary
- 2025-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-21📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-10-20📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-10-20📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-31📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-11-04📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-11-04📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-11📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-12-19📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-12-19📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-12-15📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-12-15📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-31➖THOMSON, Andrew Francis resigneddirector
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-05➖DOUGLAS, Irene resignedsecretary
- 2019-03-05➕EVANS, Susannah appointedsecretary
- 2014-05-14➕THOMSON, David Howard Eric appointeddirector
- 2014-05-14➖THOMSON, Lewis Murray resigneddirector
- 2011-05-02➕HALL, Alan Richard Finden appointeddirector
- 2006-11-07➖THOMSON, Brian Harold resigneddirector
- 2004-07-16➖THOMSON, Alastair Gordon resigneddirector
- 2002-01-17➖THOMSON, Derek Ballance resigneddirector
- 1996-12-01➕THOMSON, Christopher Harold William appointeddirector
- 1995-10-27➖MCDOUGALL, Allister resignedsecretary
- 1995-10-11➕DOUGLAS, Irene appointedsecretary
- 1988-12-07➕THOMSON, Andrew Francis appointeddirector
- 1988-12-07➕THOMSON, Lewis Murray appointeddirector
- 1978-02-14🏢Company incorporatedAs MEADOWSIDE LEASING LIMITED
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
D C Thomson And Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
D C Thomson And Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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MEADOWSIDE LEASING LIMITED
This company · SC064080
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D C Thomson And Company Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-02-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58110 — Book publishing
Registered office
22 Meadowside
Dundee
DD1 1LN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20
Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)
Active
HALL, Alan Richard Finden→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2011-05-02
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THOMSON, Christopher Harold William→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 1996-12-01
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THOMSON, David Howard Eric→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2014-05-14
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DOUGLAS, Irene→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-10-11 · resigned 2019-03-05
EVANS, Susannah→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-03-05 · resigned 2026-03-31
MCDOUGALL, Allister→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-10-27
THOMSON, Alastair Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 2004-07-16
THOMSON, Andrew Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1988-12-07 · resigned 2022-03-31
THOMSON, Brian Harold→
Resigneddirector · ~108y · resigned 2006-11-07
THOMSON, Derek Ballance→
Resigneddirector · ~104y · resigned 2002-01-17
THOMSON, Lewis Murray→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1988-12-07 · resigned 2014-05-14
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Recent filings (122 total)
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-04-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-10-20
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-11-04
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-01-11
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-12-19