MATTHEW C. AITKEN

🌳Matureactive
SC244402 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2003-02-21
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46210
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-02-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2023-02-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2022-12-20
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2022-12-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-12-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-12-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-02-09
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-02-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-02-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-02-15
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2021-02-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-02-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-02-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-02-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2016-02-09
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2003-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MATTHEW C. AITKEN
  17. 2003-02-21
    ➕
    AITKEN, Matthew Charles appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-02-21
    ➕
    AITKEN, Douglas Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2003-02-21
    ➕
    AITKEN, Matthew Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AITKEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Douglas Michael Aitken
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Matthew Charles Aitken
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Wholesale & distribution · PH postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
FINDONY LIMITED→
SC170191 · est 1996
£27.35M
£20.51M–£34.19M
£37.40M—1340029y8759y
SIMON HOWIE BUTCHERS LIMITED→
SC248591 · est 2003
£26.78M
£20.09M–£33.48M
£37.40M—1340022y8465y
GL DAMECK LIMITED→
SC314389 · est 2007
£4.40M
£3.30M–£5.50M
——3819y8559y
SHORE LAMINATES LIMITED→
SC131630 · est 1991
£3.16M
£2.37M–£3.95M
——3134y8365y
DAMECK HOLDINGS LIMITED→
SC298814 · est 2006
£1.85M
£1.39M–£2.32M
———20y8393y
ASI BRANDS LIMITED→
SC167312 · est 1996 · no financials extracted
————29y8393y
CHOCOLATE AND LOVE LTD→
SC367078 · est 2009
———316y8358y
DIRECT PET SUPPLIES LIMITED→
SC192165 · est 1998
———427y8361y
GLENALMOND TIMBER COMPANY LIMITED→
SC109190 · est 1988
———200038y8364y
GLENEARN FLOORING OF PERTH LIMITED→
SC151685 · est 1994
———100031y8379y
SIOO UK LTD→
SC760044 · est 2023 · no financials extracted
————3y——
TAJS GROCER LTD→
SC674433 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2003-02-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46210 — SIC 46210

Registered office

Drumcairnie Main Road
Aberuthven
Auchterarder
Perth And Kinross
PH3 1HE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

AITKEN, Matthew Charles→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AITKEN, Douglas Michael→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AITKEN, Matthew Charles→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-07
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15