MCE GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02477325 · ltd · incorporated 1990-03-05
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 42/100. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 10 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
12 live charges · 10 lenders · oldest 33.2y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 10 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 65/100 (specialist).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
28 officers (2 active, 28 linked, 22 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
206 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (93 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-22📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-07-22📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-07-22📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-04-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-22🔒Charge registered #12Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-01-03📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2025-01-03📄certificate-capital-reduction-issued-capitalcapital · CERT15
- 2025-01-03📄legacycapital · OC138
- 2024-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-07-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-04-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-17🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2023-10-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-06➕CHOKRA, Akhil appointeddirector
- 2023-10-06➖CAPELL, Matthew resigneddirector
- 2023-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-12➕LONG, John George appointeddirector
- 2023-04-12➖BOWERS, Chad resigneddirector
- 2022-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-07🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Prudential Trustee Company Limited as Security Agent for Itself and Each of the Secured Parties
- 2021-11-15➕BOWERS, Chad appointeddirector
- 2021-11-15➕CAPELL, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2021-11-15➖HUNT, Kevin Francis resigneddirector
- 2021-11-15➖HUNT, Paul James resigneddirector
- 2020-03-17🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2019-07-02➖VICKERS, Deborah resignedsecretary
- 2019-02-25➕HUNT, Paul James appointeddirector
- 2019-02-25➖MCCALLUM, Bernard William Thomas resigneddirector
- 2017-04-21🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2017-04-20🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2017-04-20🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2017-04-20🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2016-02-09➕VICKERS, Deborah appointedsecretary
- 2015-11-19➖DUNSTAN, Louise resignedsecretary
- 2015-03-23➕MCCALLUM, Bernard William Thomas appointeddirector
- 2014-10-31➖BOWDEN, David Andrew resigneddirector
- 2014-02-03➕BOWDEN, David Andrew appointeddirector
- 2013-10-31➖HAYWARD, Ken resigneddirector
- 2007-01-31➖DOUGHTY, Stephen resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-31➖CONE, Mark Peter resigneddirector
- 2007-01-31➖DOUGHTY, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2007-01-16➕DUNSTAN, Louise appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-16➕HAYWARD, Ken appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 93 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
2 med ·Has insolvency history
mediumCompanies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Contour Technologies Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Contour Technologies Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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MCE GROUP LIMITED
This company · 02477325
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Contour Technologies Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/11/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Paul James Huntceased 15/11/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Kevin Francis Huntceased 01/01/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-03-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC33110 — SIC 33110
Registered office
Olympus Park
Quedgeley
Gloucester
GL2 4NF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05
Officers (2 active · 26 resigned)
CHOKRA, Akhil→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-10-06
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LONG, John George→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-04-12
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CONE, Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-10-09
DOUGHTY, Stephen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2007-01-31
DUNSTAN, Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-01-16 · resigned 2015-11-19
MOORE, Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-10-09 · resigned 2002-02-06
RHODES, Nicola Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-02-06 · resigned 2004-02-27
VICKERS, Deborah→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-02-09 · resigned 2019-07-02
BOWDEN, David Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-02-03 · resigned 2014-10-31
BOWERS, Chad→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-11-15 · resigned 2023-04-12
BROWN, Ian Russell→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1997-01-01 · resigned 2000-03-07
CAPELL, Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-11-15 · resigned 2023-10-06
CONE, Harold Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 1995-10-09
CONE, Mark Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1992-09-01 · resigned 2007-01-31
CONE, Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1995-10-09
DOUGHTY, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1999-06-14 · resigned 2007-01-31
FENBY, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1997-11-01 · resigned 2000-12-08
HAYWARD, Ken→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2007-01-16 · resigned 2013-10-31
HUNT, Kevin Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2007-01-16 · resigned 2021-11-15
HUNT, Paul James→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-02-25 · resigned 2021-11-15
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Mortgages & charges
12
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/04/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Prudential Trustee Company as Security Agent for Itself and Each of the Secured Parties Prudential Trustee Company Limited as Security Agent for Itself and Each of the Secured Parties | A registered charge | 3 properties | 07/01/2022 | 17/04/2024 | |
| satisfied | Valvtechnologies Valvtechnologies Llc | Debenture | 1 property | 21/10/2005 | 17/03/2020 | |
| satisfied | The Boughton Estates The Boughton Estates Limited | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 22/04/2003 | 20/04/2017 | |
| satisfied | Davenham Trade Finance Davenham Trade Finance Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 31/01/2003 | 21/04/2017 | |
| satisfied | Davenham Trade Finance Davenham Trade Finance Limited | Invoice finance agreement | 1 property | 31/01/2003 | 20/04/2017 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 14/10/2002 | 20/04/2017 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 17/11/2000 | 24/09/2005 | |
| satisfied | Nmb-Heller Nmb-Heller Limited | Fixed and floating charge over all assets | 1 property | 31/03/2000 | 17/04/2003 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Fixed and floating charge | 1 property | 17/11/1995 | 17/04/2003 | |
| satisfied | Trade Indemnity-Heller Commercial Finance Trade Indemnity-Heller Commercial Finance Limited | Fixed charge | 1 property | 25/07/1995 | 17/04/2003 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 06/04/1993 | 01/09/1995 |
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Recent filings (206 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-07-22
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-07-22
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-07-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-01-03
certificate-capital-reduction-issued-capital
capital · CERT15
2025-01-03
legacy
capital · OC138
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-06-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-17