FINESSE MARQUEES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC414717 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-17
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£25.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,191

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£25k
↑ 169% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£34kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£31.3k£46.8k
Current assets£19.7k£34.4k
Cash—£1.5k
Debtors—£32.9k
Net assets£25.2k£9.4k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2025-07-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-01
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-02-09
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FINESSE MARQUEES LTD
  17. 2012-01-17
    ➕
    GALL, Gregor appointed
    director
  18. 2012-01-17
    ➕
    SELF, Katherine Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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
Mr Gregor Gall
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/07/2016
Katherine Jane Self
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77390 — Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Registered office

26 Beach Road
Troon
KA10 6SG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GALL, Gregor→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-01-17
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Active
SELF, Katherine Jane→
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-01-17
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-09