2M AUTOMATION LTD

💤Zombieactive
04750866 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-01
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
£1.22M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £1,222,517
Net assets shrinking
Down £62,123 YoY
Cash YoY
-10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£776k
↓ 9.9% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↓ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£289k£579k£868k£1.2m£1.4mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.22M£1.28M
Current assets£1.26M£1.45M
Cash£776.2k£861.5k
Debtors£258.3k£328.8k
Net assets£1.22M£1.28M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
2
filings
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  2. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-18
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  4. 2025-07-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-07-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-07-18
    📄
    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  7. 2025-07-17
    ➖
    MIRSHAFIEI, Mostafa, Dr resigned
    director
  8. 2025-07-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-01-24
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  10. 2024-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-02-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-04
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2003-05-15
    ➕
    KANDEKE, Mulemba appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-05-15
    ➕
    KANDEKE, Mulemba appointed
    director
  22. 2003-05-09
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-05-08
    ➕
    MIRSHAFIEI, Mostafa, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2003-05-08
    ➖
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-05-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2M AUTOMATION LTD
  26. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mulemba Kandeke
Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Mostafa Mirshafieiceased 17/07/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2003-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

Unit 3, Building 2 The Colony Wilmslow
Altrincham Road
Wilmslow
SK9 4LY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KANDEKE, Mulemba→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KANDEKE, Mulemba→
director · ~52y · appointed 2003-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-05-09
Resigned
MIRSHAFIEI, Mostafa, Dr→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-05-08 · resigned 2025-07-17
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-08-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-18
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-07-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02