MUSCLEMARYS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC544008 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-30
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,387
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,805 YoY
Cash YoY
-25%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↓ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.4k£5.2k
Current assets£7.4k£9.9k
Cash£7.4k£9.9k
Net assets£3.4k£5.2k

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.

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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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2016-09-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2016-09-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2016-09-13
    JACK, Josephine appointed
    director
  14. 2016-09-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-09-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-09-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2016-08-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MUSCLEMARYS LTD
  18. 2016-08-30
    JACK, David Ronald, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2016-08-30
    JACK, Ronald Gilfillan appointed
    director
  20. 2016-08-30
    JACK, Stuart Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2016-08-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ronald Gilfillan Jack
Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71
2550%
25-50% shares14/09/2016
Dr David Ronald Jack
Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42
2550%
25-50% shares30/08/2016
Mr Stuart Alan Jack
Individual · British · DOB 07/1987 · age 39
2550%
25-50% shares30/08/2016

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
Incorporated2016-08-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Donoghue & Co. Ltd
19a Wellside Place
Falkirk
Stirlingshire
FK1 5RL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

JACK, David Ronald, Dr
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-08-30
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Active
JACK, Josephine
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-09-13
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Active
JACK, Ronald Gilfillan
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-08-30
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Active
JACK, Stuart Alan
director · ~39y · appointed 2016-08-30
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Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-21