MARCHGLEN FIELD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC439016 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
  • · Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → zombie_hold
  • · Deal-killer verdict: clean → workable
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "zombie"
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 2 worsened.

  • ↓Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
  • ·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → zombie_hold
  • ↑Deal-killer verdict: clean → workable
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£17.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,832
Net assets shrinking
Down £152 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£18k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£366
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£7k£11k£14k£18kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£17.8k£18.0k
Current assets£366£497
Net assets£17.8k£18.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 miscellaneous
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-13
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  3. 2026-04-01
    ➖
    HEWSON, Allan Harold resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-01-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-12-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-08-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-01-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-12-18
    ➕
    HEWSON, Allan Harold appointed
    director
  16. 2019-12-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-12-04
    ➖
    SHEARER, Peter Clarke resigned
    director
  18. 2019-03-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-01-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2018-01-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2015-09-14
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Dorothy Joan appointed
    director
  22. 2012-12-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MARCHGLEN FIELD LIMITED
  23. 2012-12-18
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Dorothy Joan appointed
    secretary
  24. 2012-12-18
    ➕
    SHEARER, Peter Clarke appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Ms Jennifer Mclean
Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/10/2021
Mr Scott James Doyle
Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/10/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Alan Alexander Winterceased 01/10/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Elizabeth Kerr Burnsceased 13/04/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2012-12-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

22 Marchglen
Tillicoultry
Clackmannanshire
FK13 6BU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WRIGHT, Dorothy Joan→
secretary · appointed 2012-12-18
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Active
WRIGHT, Dorothy Joan→
director · ~79y · appointed 2015-09-14
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Active
HEWSON, Allan Harold→
director · ~78y · appointed 2019-12-18 · resigned 2026-04-01
Resigned
SHEARER, Peter Clarke→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-12-18 · resigned 2019-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-07