BE MCDADE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06683416 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-28
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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. 2026-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2010-10-13
    ➕
    FILGATE, Eleanor Megan appointed
    director
  16. 2008-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As BE MCDADE LIMITED
  17. 2008-08-28
    ➕
    MCDADE, Brian Edward appointed
    director
  18. 2008-08-28
    ➕
    UKF SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2008-08-28
    ➖
    UKF SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2008-08-28
    ➕
    UKF NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  21. 2008-08-28
    ➖
    UKF NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 "MCDADE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Edward Mcdade
Individual · British · DOB 05/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/05/2016

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
Incorporated2008-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

Azzurri House Walsall Business Park
Aldridge
Walsall
West Midlands
WS9 0RB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

FILGATE, Eleanor Megan→
director · ~42y · appointed 2010-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCDADE, Brian Edward→
director · ~44y · appointed 2008-08-28
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Active
UKF SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-08-28 · resigned 2008-08-28
Resigned
UKF NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-08-28 · resigned 2008-08-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-14