MASTER SERVICES GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC219901 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-06
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
69 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
1 year 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 | 2024-06-30 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-08-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-09-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-09-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2001-09-12➕COUPAR, Stuart Mcdonald appointedsecretary
- 2001-09-12➕COUPAR, Stuart Mcdonald appointeddirector
- 2001-09-12➕HILL, Nicola Mary appointeddirector
- 2001-09-12➖BLACKADDERS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-09-12➖CLARK, Campbell John Scott resignednominee-director
- 2001-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs MASTER SERVICES GROUP LIMITED
- 2001-06-06➕BLACKADDERS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-06-06➕CLARK, Campbell John Scott appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stuart Mcdonald Coupar Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/01/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT CAMERON HAIR LTD→ SC555207 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ROCOCO LTD→ SC543485 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| SAFETRAC LTD→ SC813373 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| SG APPLIANCE REPAIRS LTD→ SC784999 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| SGA GARDENS LTD→ SC673647 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| SILVER LINING HAIR STUDIO LIMITED→ SC747088 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| SJB BIN CLEANING LIMITED→ SC764800 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| SMITH CLEANING SERVICES LIMITED→ SC115085 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| SMITH SERVICES LIMITED→ SC100450 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| SOFIA SPMU LIMITED→ SC786868 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| SOLO PAWS LIMITED→ SC866747 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SOOT YOU SIR LTD→ SC722518 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Emma Street
Blairgowrie
PH10 6HX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
COUPAR, Stuart Mcdonald→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-09-12
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COUPAR, Stuart Mcdonald→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2001-09-12
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HILL, Nicola Mary→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2001-09-12
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BLACKADDERS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-06 · resigned 2001-09-12
CLARK, Campbell John Scott→
Resignednominee-director · ~55y · appointed 2001-06-06 · resigned 2001-09-12
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Recent filings (69 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-20