MCM COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

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11624072 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-15
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 Oct 2021
Net worth
£5.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed construction with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,828

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£571
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 112% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 1.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£12k£15kOct 2020Oct 2021

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2021-10-312020-10-31
Total assets£87.5k£78.1k
Current assets£14.7k£14.4k
Cash£571
Debtors£14.1k
Net assets£5.8k£2.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-10-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2023-09-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2022-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2021-12-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2021-12-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2021-12-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-10-31
    MITCHELL, Craig resigned
    director
  8. 2021-07-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-21
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2020-04-21
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2019-03-28
    MITCHELL, Craig appointed
    director
  13. 2019-03-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-03-28
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2019-03-27
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Michael Crossland
  16. 2018-10-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MCM COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  17. 2018-10-15
    MITCHELL, Mark appointed
    director
  18. 2018-10-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-07-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-01-03

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/10/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Craig Mitchellceased 31/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Unit 1 Holywell Farm
Holywell Lane
Castleford
WF10 4RZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2023-07-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2021-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-01-03OVERDUE
Last: 2022-12-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MITCHELL, Mark
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-10-15
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Active
MITCHELL, Craig
director · ~44y · appointed 2019-03-28 · resigned 2021-10-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Michael Crossland
A registered charge1 property27/03/201921/04/2020

Recent filings (17 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-10-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-03-28