MMA TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC155138 · ltd · incorporated 1994-12-23
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

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
16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 14 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2025-06-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-05-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-06-30
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    ANDERSON, Michael William resigned
    director
  11. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-11-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-11-03
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    CARTY, Gillian Anne appointed
    director
  15. 2020-11-03
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    HALLY, Paul William resigned
    director
  16. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-01
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    BLAIN, Andrew John appointed
    director
  18. 2019-05-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-05-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-04-30
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    GIBB, Stephen John resigned
    director
  21. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-01-01
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    RUST, Malcolm Hamilton appointed
    director
  23. 2017-01-01
    ➕
    GIBB, Stephen John appointed
    director
  24. 2017-01-01
    ➕
    HALLY, Paul William appointed
    director
  25. 2016-12-31
    ➖
    EVANS, Frances Bridget Geraldine resigned
    director
  26. 2016-12-31
    ➖
    RAZZAK, Syed Maaruf resigned
    director
  27. 2016-06-08
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    SANDISON, Charles John resigned
    director
  28. 2015-04-01
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    RAZZAK, Syed Maaruf appointed
    director
  29. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    MCLENNAN, Ian Fleming resigned
    director
  30. 2014-04-06
    ➕
    EVANS, Frances Bridget Geraldine appointed
    director
  31. 2012-08-31
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    MITCHELL, Fiona Janet resigned
    director
  32. 2010-04-01
    ➕
    SANDISON, Charles John appointed
    director
  33. 2009-08-28
    ➖
    O'NEILL, Anne Margaret resigned
    director
  34. 2007-04-01
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Fiona Janet appointed
    director
  35. 2007-04-01
    ➕
    O'NEILL, Anne Margaret appointed
    director
  36. 2001-08-31
    ➕
    WILLOX, Keir appointed
    secretary
  37. 2001-08-31
    ➕
    WILLOX, Keir appointed
    director
  38. 2001-08-31
    ➖
    MILLER, Innes Richard resigned
    secretary
  39. 2001-08-31
    ➖
    MILLER, Innes Richard resigned
    director
  40. 1994-12-23
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    Company incorporated
    As MMA TRUSTEES LIMITED
  41. 1994-12-23
    ➕
    MILLER, Innes Richard appointed
    secretary
  42. 1994-12-23
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Michael William appointed
    director
  43. 1994-12-23
    ➕
    MCLENNAN, Ian Fleming appointed
    director
  44. 1994-12-23
    ➕
    MILLER, Innes Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RUST" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
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.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

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

Group structure

Shepherd & Wedderburn (Nominees) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Shepherd & Wedderburn (Nominees) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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MMA TRUSTEES LIMITED
This company · SC155138

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
Shepherd & Wedderburn (Nominees) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest18/07/2017

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
Incorporated1994-12-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Shepherd And Wedderburn Llp
9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8FY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (5 active · 11 resigned)

WILLOX, Keir→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAIN, Andrew John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-05-01
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Active
CARTY, Gillian Anne→
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUST, Malcolm Hamilton→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-01-01
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Active
WILLOX, Keir→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLER, Innes Richard→
secretary · appointed 1994-12-23 · resigned 2001-08-31
Resigned
ANDERSON, Michael William→
director · ~62y · appointed 1994-12-23 · resigned 2021-06-30
Resigned
EVANS, Frances Bridget Geraldine→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-04-06 · resigned 2016-12-31
Resigned
GIBB, Stephen John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-01-01 · resigned 2019-04-30
Resigned
HALLY, Paul William→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-01-01 · resigned 2020-11-03
Resigned
MCLENNAN, Ian Fleming→
director · ~70y · appointed 1994-12-23 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
MILLER, Innes Richard→
director · ~66y · appointed 1994-12-23 · resigned 2001-08-31
Resigned
MITCHELL, Fiona Janet→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2012-08-31
Resigned
O'NEILL, Anne Margaret→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-04-01 · resigned 2009-08-28
Resigned
RAZZAK, Syed Maaruf→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2016-12-31
Resigned
SANDISON, Charles John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2016-06-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (109 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-31