MARVIG PIER USERS GROUP

🌳Matureactive
SC216671 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2001-03-12
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-12.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
72 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,766

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£13k
↓ 4.6% YoY
Current Assets
£604
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£13k-£10k-£7k-£5k-£2k£604Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£172£63
Current assets£604£604
Net assets£-12.8k£-12.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-03-10
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    KENNEDY, Alasdair Neil appointed
    director
  4. 2025-03-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-19
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    address · AD01
  12. 2019-03-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-03-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-03-01
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    FLEMING, David Alexander resigned
    director
  18. 2012-03-01
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Donald Matheson resigned
    director
  19. 2001-10-01
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Duncan Alexander appointed
    secretary
  20. 2001-10-01
    ➖
    FERRIS, Michael Ian resigned
    secretary
  21. 2001-05-04
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Duncan Alexander appointed
    director
  22. 2001-05-04
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Murdo Iain appointed
    director
  23. 2001-05-04
    ➕
    MACLENNAN, Donald Murdo appointed
    director
  24. 2001-05-04
    ➖
    FERRIS, Michael Ian resigned
    director
  25. 2001-05-04
    ➕
    FLEMING, David Alexander appointed
    director
  26. 2001-05-04
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay resigned
    director
  27. 2001-05-04
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Donald Matheson appointed
    director
  28. 2001-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As MARVIG PIER USERS GROUP
  29. 2001-03-12
    ➕
    FERRIS, Michael Ian appointed
    secretary
  30. 2001-03-12
    ➕
    FERRIS, Michael Ian appointed
    director
  31. 2001-03-12
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay appointed
    director

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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — KENNEDY, Alasdair Neil (same surname) appointed 2025-03-10. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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

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

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2001-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

13 Marvig
Lochs
Isle Of Lewis
HS2 9QP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

KENNEDY, Duncan Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-01
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Active
KENNEDY, Alasdair Neil→
director · ~25y · appointed 2025-03-10
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Active
KENNEDY, Duncan Alexander→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-05-04
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Active
KENNEDY, Murdo Iain→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLENNAN, Donald Murdo→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERRIS, Michael Ian→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-12 · resigned 2001-10-01
Resigned
FERRIS, Michael Ian→
director · ~80y · appointed 2001-03-12 · resigned 2001-05-04
Resigned
FLEMING, David Alexander→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-05-04 · resigned 2012-03-01
Resigned
MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-03-12 · resigned 2001-05-04
Resigned
MACLEOD, Donald Matheson→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-05-04 · resigned 2012-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-21