ALEX MARSHALL FINANCIAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC587633 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-02
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £2,709

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£77k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£15k£31k£46k£62k£77kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.7k£2.4k
Current assets£77.1k£52.3k
Net assets£2.7k£2.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-05
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  6. 2021-07-02
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2021-07-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2018-05-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-05-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-05-07
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, William appointed
    director
  15. 2018-05-07
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, William resigned
    director
  16. 2018-03-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2018-02-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ALEX MARSHALL FINANCIAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED
  19. 2018-02-02
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Alexander appointed
    director
  20. 2018-02-02
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2018-02-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2018-02-02
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

96/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MARSHALL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/02/2018
Mrs Elizabeth Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/02/2018

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
Incorporated2018-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

12 Brendon Avenue East Kilbride
Glasgow
G75 9GT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MARSHALL, Alexander→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSHALL, Elizabeth→
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-02-02
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Active
JOHNSTON, William→
director · ~68y · appointed 2018-05-07 · resigned 2018-05-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-07-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-07-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-28