MARRS OF METHLICK LIMITED
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Likely engaged in the wholesale and retail of agricultural machinery and equipment (SIC 46610), this Scotland-based business probably handles day-to-day trade supply operations, possibly serving farming communities in the Aberdeenshire/Perthshire region given its name and registered locality.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £250.2k | £266.8k |
| Current assets | £382.5k | £462.4k |
| Cash | £230 | £151 |
| Debtors | £37.5k | £32.4k |
| Net assets | £224.7k | £218.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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- • 1 accounts
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- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
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- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-31📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-12-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Societe Generale Equipment Finance Limited
- 2004-10-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2004-09-08🏢Company incorporatedAs MARRS OF METHLICK LIMITED
- 2004-09-08➕CAMERON, Louise Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-08➕CAMERON, Gerard James Saunders appointeddirector
- 2004-09-08➕HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-09-08➖HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-09-08➕HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. appointedcorporate-director
- 2004-09-08➖HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gerard James Saunders Cameron Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Societe Generale Equipment Finance Societe Generale Equipment Finance Limited | Master assignment in respect of sub-hire agreements | 1 property | 31/12/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 11/10/2004 | — |