ALEX MITCHELL BUTCHERS LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC414479 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£63.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.2y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £63,772
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£13k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£64k
↑ 256% YoY
Current Assets
£236k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £177.2k | £95.6k |
| Current assets | £236.1k | £178.9k |
| Cash | £12.8k | £18.2k |
| Debtors | £192.2k | £155.1k |
| Net assets | £63.8k | £-40.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →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 (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-01-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Scottish Growth Scheme Business Loans Scotland Debt Finance L.P, Acting by Its General Partner Bls Management Services Limited
- 2024-01-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-01-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-10-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-12➖GREER, Katherine Helen resigneddirector
- 2023-10-12➖GREER, Paul Alexander resigneddirector
- 2023-10-02➕SYME, Jamie appointeddirector
- 2023-10-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-16➖MITCHELL, Alexander Turner Thomson resigneddirector
- 2021-09-16➖MITCHELL, Margaret Lockhart resigneddirector
- 2021-09-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2012-02-10➕GREER, Paul Alexander appointeddirector
- 2012-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ALEX MITCHELL BUTCHERS LTD
- 2012-01-13➕GREER, Katherine Helen appointeddirector
- 2012-01-13➕MITCHELL, Alexander Turner Thomson appointeddirector
- 2012-01-13➕MITCHELL, Margaret Lockhart appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Greer Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Greer Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ALEX MITCHELL BUTCHERS LTD
This company · SC414479
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Greer Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/09/2021 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alexander Turner Thomson Mitchellceased 13/09/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Margaret Lockhart Mitchellceased 13/09/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Katherine Helen Greerceased 13/09/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47220 — Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Registered office
2 Glamis Centre
Glenrothes
Fife
KY7 4RH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
Active
GREER, Katherine Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2012-01-13 · resigned 2023-10-12
GREER, Paul Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2012-02-10 · resigned 2023-10-12
MITCHELL, Alexander Turner Thomson→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2012-01-13 · resigned 2021-09-16
MITCHELL, Margaret Lockhart→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2012-01-13 · resigned 2021-09-16
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Scottish Growth Scheme Business Loans Scotland Debt Finance L.P, Acting by Its General Partner Bls Management Services Scottish Growth Scheme Business Loans Scotland Debt Finance L.P, Acting by Its General Partner Bls Management Services Limited | A registered charge | — | 22/01/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/02/2016 | 17/01/2024 |
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-30