MARK BIRKBECK & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC419949 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-20
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.1y

95/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
62 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 · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £2,980,040

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-01-29
Profit before tax£2.98M
Average employees334

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 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 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-10-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-02-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-03-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-12-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-12-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-12-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-11-21
    ➕
    MEIKLE, Gordon Cantley appointed
    director
  14. 2023-11-21
    ➕
    MEIKLE, Lorna Kathleen appointed
    director
  15. 2023-11-21
    ➖
    BIRKBECK, Mark Nigel Thomas resigned
    director
  16. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-05-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2022-05-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2022-04-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2022-04-08
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  21. 2022-04-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2022-04-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2022-04-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  24. 2020-07-01
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    BIRKBECK, Tom Mackenzie appointed
    director
  25. 2017-05-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 2012-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As MARK BIRKBECK & SONS LIMITED
  27. 2012-03-20
    ➕
    BIRKBECK, Patrick Mark appointed
    director
  28. 2012-03-20
    ➕
    BIRKBECK, Mark Nigel Thomas 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BIRKBECK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Nigel Thomas Birkbeck
Individual · British · DOB 07/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Tom Mackenzie Birkbeckceased 06/04/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Mr Mark Nigel Thomas Birkbeckceased 06/04/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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
Incorporated2012-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

The House Of Bruar
Blair Atholl
Perth
Perthshire
PH18 5TW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last made up to: 2025-01-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BIRKBECK, Patrick Mark→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRKBECK, Tom Mackenzie→
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-07-01
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Active
MEIKLE, Gordon Cantley→
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEIKLE, Lorna Kathleen→
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRKBECK, Mark Nigel Thomas→
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-03-20 · resigned 2023-11-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—11/05/2017—
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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-01