MCBREEN ENVIRO UK LIMITED
- 38110SIC 38110
- 39000SIC 39000
- 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Opportunity 69/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-382.6k |
| Current assets | £1.52M |
| Cash | £67.6k |
| Debtors | £1.44M |
| Net assets | £-1.11M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-07-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
- 2024-07-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-10➖HAYWARD-WRIGHT, Alistair Graeme resigneddirector
- 2024-01-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-04➕HAYWARD-WRIGHT, Alistair Graeme appointeddirector
- 2023-07-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-11🏢Company incorporatedAs MCBREEN ENVIRO UK LIMITED
- 2023-04-11➕MCBREEN, Damien appointeddirector
- 2023-04-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCBREEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-09-03: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Mcbreen Group Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mcbreen Group Limited Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 11/04/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Noleen Mcbreenceased 01/01/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Damien Mcbreenceased 01/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mcbreen Group Limitedceased 11/04/2023· 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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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/07/2024 | — |