ALEX MATHER LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC078787 · ltd · incorporated 1982-05-21

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 37.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46630

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 37.3y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 37.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

116 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	—	£833.3k
Current assets	—	£451.5k
Cash	—	£137.3k
Debtors	—	£231.8k
Net assets	—	£674.3k
Average employees	7	—

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-03-23
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accounts · AA
2025-03-28
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accounts · AA
2024-03-29
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accounts · AA
2023-03-02
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accounts · AA
2022-03-23
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accounts · AA
2021-06-21
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accounts · AA
2020-06-26
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accounts · AA
2019-04-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2019-04-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-04-18
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accounts · AA01
2018-12-20
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officers · AP01
2018-12-20
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officers · AP01
2018-12-20
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officers · TM02
2018-12-20
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officers · TM01
2018-11-20
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DOHERTY, Christopher Hugh appointed
director
2018-11-20
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DOHERTY, Donald Camburn appointed
director
2018-11-20
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MATHER, Janice Pringle resigned
secretary
2018-11-20
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MATHER, Alex resigned
director
2018-11-15
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mortgage · MR04
2018-11-15
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mortgage · MR04
2018-11-15
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-11-15
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-06-29
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accounts · AA
2004-09-01
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MATHER, Alex resigned
secretary
2003-08-29
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MATHER, Janice Pringle appointed
secretary
2003-08-29
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MCNAUGHT, Desmond Vincent resigned
director
1989-10-23
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1989-01-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1982-05-21
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Company incorporated
As ALEX MATHER LIMITED

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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

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Pkd Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ALEX MATHER LIMITED

This company · SC078787

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
Pkd Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	20/11/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Alex Matherceased 20/11/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

Incorporated1982-05-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46630 — SIC 46630

Registered office

7 Poplar Road

Dumbarton

G82 2RD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-08

Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DOHERTY, Christopher Hugh→

director · ~54y · appointed 2018-11-20

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Active

DOHERTY, Donald Camburn→

director · ~44y · appointed 2018-11-20

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Active

MATHER, Alex→

secretary · resigned 2004-09-01

Resigned

MATHER, Janice Pringle→

secretary · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2018-11-20

Resigned

MATHER, Alex→

director · ~71y · resigned 2018-11-20

Resigned

MCNAUGHT, Desmond Vincent→

director · ~71y · resigned 2003-08-29

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	23/10/1989	15/11/2018
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	04/01/1989	15/11/2018