MD SECRETARIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC104964 · ltd · incorporated 1987-06-03
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
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 (58/100).
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
36 officers (2 active, 36 linked, 33 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
167 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (85 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-31➖DEVANNY, Kevin Alexander resigneddirector
- 2024-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-30➖MACLEAN, Murdo resigneddirector
- 2024-04-30➖RUMBERG, Carsten Diethelm Jurgen resigneddirector
- 2024-04-30➖WHYTE, Rodney Wallace resigneddirector
- 2023-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-04-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-29➖EWAN, Martin William resigneddirector
- 2021-01-29➖GORDON, Ian resigneddirector
- 2020-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27➖MASTERS, Richard Maurice Alan resignedsecretary
- 2019-09-27➖MASTERS, Richard Maurice Alan resigneddirector
- 2019-09-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-09-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-31➖MCEWING, David resigneddirector
- 2017-10-31➖CONNON, Roger Gordon resigneddirector
- 2017-04-30➖GRAHAM, Leslie Drysdale resigneddirector
- 2016-03-30➖RUTHERFORD, John Arthur Thomas resigneddirector
- 2015-11-30➖BROWN, Anna Bridgetta resigneddirector
- 2014-12-19➖DORAN, Frank resigneddirector
- 2014-03-04➕WHYTE, Rodney Wallace appointeddirector
- 2013-05-31➖SUTTON, Paul Richard resigneddirector
- 2013-02-28➖MENZIES, Tracey Jayne Houston resigneddirector
- 2011-04-30➖MACFARLANE, John resigneddirector
- 2011-03-16➕RUMBERG, Carsten Diethelm Jurgen appointeddirector
- 2011-03-16➕SUTTON, Paul Richard appointeddirector
- 2010-09-15➖MARTIN, Patrick Tyson resigneddirector
- 2010-07-19➕MCEWING, David appointeddirector
- 2009-01-05➕EWAN, Martin William appointeddirector
- 2008-06-02➖GRAY, Colin Francis resigneddirector
- 2007-08-01➕MCCAIG, Barry John appointeddirector
- 2007-08-01➕DEVANNY, Kevin Alexander appointeddirector
- 2007-03-20➕MENZIES, Tracey Jayne Houston appointeddirector
- 2006-08-31➖BINNIE, Ian Buchanan resigneddirector
- 2006-04-18➕CONNON, Roger Gordon appointeddirector
- 2006-04-18➕RUTHERFORD, John Arthur Thomas appointeddirector
- 2006-01-19➖DAVIDSON, Paul Richmond resigneddirector
- 2005-06-09➕DIAMOND, Alan Lindsay appointeddirector
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Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- 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
Pinsent Masons Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Pinsent Masons Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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MD SECRETARIES LIMITED
This company · SC104964
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 |
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Pinsent Masons Llp Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-06-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Pinsent Masons Llp
13 Queen's Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4YL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16
Officers (2 active · 34 resigned)
DIAMOND, Alan Lindsay→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2005-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCAIG, Barry John→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2007-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MASTERS, Richard Maurice Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-03-10 · resigned 2019-09-27
MCNEILL, Morag→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-05-06 · resigned 2005-03-10
STEWART, Alan James→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-05-06
BANKIER, Ian Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 1993-02-28
BINNIE, Ian Buchanan→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1999-09-01 · resigned 2006-08-31
BRADLEY, Peter John→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2003-03-13 · resigned 2004-03-19
BROWN, Anna Bridgetta→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2000-10-03 · resigned 2015-11-30
CONNON, Roger Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2006-04-18 · resigned 2017-10-31
COOK, Stephen Sands, Dir→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1993-05-26 · resigned 1997-12-22
DAVIDSON, Paul Richmond→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2004-09-27 · resigned 2006-01-19
DEVANNY, Kevin Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2007-08-01 · resigned 2024-10-31
DORAN, Frank→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1991-06-28 · resigned 2014-12-19
EWAN, Martin William→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2009-01-05 · resigned 2021-01-29
GLENNIE, Robert Mcdougall→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1992-01-20 · resigned 2004-04-08
GORDON, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · resigned 2021-01-29
GRAHAM, Leslie Drysdale→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1992-08-19 · resigned 2017-04-30
GRAY, Colin Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1992-01-20 · resigned 2008-06-02
JOHN ROGERS, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2003-03-13 · resigned 2004-07-31
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Recent filings (167 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-12