ALEX MITCHELL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC453253 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-26
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
£-39.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 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
43 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £39,427
Very low cash
Cash position: £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
Net Worth
-£39k
↓ 5.0% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 271% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£39k-£31k-£22k-£13k-£4k£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-28.0k£-18.2k
Current assets£5.0k£1.4k
Cash£1
Debtors£5.0k£1.4k
Net assets£-39.4k£-37.6k

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2023-10-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-10-13
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-10-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-10-13
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  8. 2023-10-13
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    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-10-12
    SYME, Jamie appointed
    director
  10. 2023-10-12
    GREER, Katherine Helen resigned
    director
  11. 2023-10-12
    GREER, Paul Alexander resigned
    director
  12. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-10-18
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  14. 2021-09-30
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-28
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  17. 2021-06-28
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  18. 2021-04-01
    MITCHELL, Alexander Turner Thomson resigned
    director
  19. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-02-05
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    accounts · AA01
  21. 2019-09-17
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    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2014-05-22
    GREER, Paul Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 2013-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEX MITCHELL LIMITED
  25. 2013-06-26
    GREER, Katherine Helen appointed
    director
  26. 2013-06-26
    MITCHELL, Alexander Turner Thomson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Syme Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Syme Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ALEX MITCHELL LIMITED
This company · SC453253

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Syme Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/10/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Greerceased 12/10/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Katherine Helen Greerceased 12/10/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Alexander Turner Thomson Mitchellceased 31/03/2021· 25-50% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47220 — Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores

Registered office

Unit 13 Faraday Road
Glenrothes
Fife
KY6 2RU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SYME, Jamie
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-10-12
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Active
GREER, Katherine Helen
director · ~56y · appointed 2013-06-26 · resigned 2023-10-12
Resigned
GREER, Paul Alexander
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-05-22 · resigned 2023-10-12
Resigned
MITCHELL, Alexander Turner Thomson
director · ~85y · appointed 2013-06-26 · resigned 2021-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-30