528 INTERNATIONAL T/A MBM LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12270082 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-18
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£192.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46450
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47750Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £192,400
Cash YoY
+291%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£285k
↑ 291% YoY
Net Worth
£192k
↑ 1472% YoY
Current Assets
£5.4m
↑ 284% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £192.4k | £12.2k |
| Current assets | £5.38M | £1.40M |
| Cash | £284.8k | £72.9k |
| Debtors | £832.9k | £1.05M |
| Net assets | £192.4k | £12.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 other
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2026-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-01📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-12-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-07-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-10-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-01-23➕MCGANN, Luke appointeddirector
- 2019-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 528 INTERNATIONAL T/A MBM LIMITED
- 2019-10-18➕MCGANN, Marie Catherine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
8 & 22 Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
8 & 22 Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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528 INTERNATIONAL T/A MBM LIMITED
This company · 12270082
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
8 & 22 Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 05/05/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Luke Mcgannceased 05/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Ms Marie Catherine Mcgannceased 05/05/2022· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450
Registered office
Secret Warehouse
Syren Street
Bootle
L20 8HN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCGANN, Luke→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2020-01-23
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MCGANN, Marie Catherine→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-10-18
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21