MDC GLOBAL TOPCO LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15068261 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-13
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
51/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 51/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. 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.

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
51/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
38
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 1 capital
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
10
filings
  • • 3 capital
  • • 3 dissolution
  • • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
11
filings
  • • 3 capital
  • • 3 dissolution
  • • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-09
    📄
    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  2. 2026-04-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2026-03-27
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2026-03-24
    📄
    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  5. 2026-03-24
    📄
    legacy
    capital · SH20
  6. 2026-03-24
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  7. 2026-03-24
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2026-02-16
    📄
    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  9. 2026-02-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  10. 2026-02-02
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  11. 2025-12-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-10-13
    ➖
    LAFFAYE, Charles resigned
    director
  13. 2025-09-19
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  14. 2025-09-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2025-09-19
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2025-08-27
    ➕
    CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2025-08-27
    ➖
    CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2024-11-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  19. 2024-11-06
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  20. 2024-11-06
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2024-10-21
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  22. 2024-10-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2024-10-17
    ➕
    CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2024-10-05
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  25. 2024-10-05
    📄
    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  26. 2024-10-05
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  27. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    FREEMAN II, Donald Philip appointed
    director
  28. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    BARLOW, Victoria resigned
    secretary
  29. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    FREIHERR VON HOYNINGEN GENANNT HUENE, Joachim, Dr. resigned
    director
  30. 2024-07-01
    ➕
    LAFFAYE, Charles appointed
    director
  31. 2024-07-01
    ➖
    PRICE, Simon James, Dr. resigned
    director
  32. 2023-08-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MDC GLOBAL TOPCO LIMITED
  33. 2023-08-13
    ➕
    BARLOW, Victoria appointed
    secretary
  34. 2023-08-13
    ➕
    FREIHERR VON HOYNINGEN GENANNT HUENE, Joachim, Dr. appointed
    director
  35. 2023-08-13
    ➕
    PRICE, Simon James, Dr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 · 1 med · 1 low
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: 2026-03-31

1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-03-24: legacy

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED resigned 2025-08-27; LAFFAYE, Charles resigned 2025-10-13

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Csc Cls (Uk) Limited 5 Churchill Place
10th Floor
London
E14 5HU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREEMAN II, Donald Philip→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARLOW, Victoria→
secretary · appointed 2023-08-13 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-10-17 · resigned 2025-08-27
Resigned
FREIHERR VON HOYNINGEN GENANNT HUENE, Joachim, Dr.→
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-08-13 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned
LAFFAYE, Charles→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-07-01 · resigned 2025-10-13
Resigned
PRICE, Simon James, Dr.→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-08-13 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-04-09
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-27
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2026-03-24
legacy
capital · SH20
2026-03-24
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2026-03-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-24
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2026-02-16
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-02-10
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-29
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22