MCCLUSKEY LIMITED

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NI055510 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-09
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-9.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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. 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).

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,134
Cash YoY
+105%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£33k
↑ 105% YoY
Net Worth
-£9k
↑ 90% YoY
Current Assets
£400k
↑ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£96k£3k£103k£202k£301k£400kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£149.7k£119.7k
Current assets£400.5k£247.8k
Cash£32.7k£15.9k
Debtors£367.8k£231.9k
Net assets£-9.1k£-96.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-08
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-02-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-19
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-11-30
    ➖
    MCCLUSKEY, Georgina resigned
    secretary
  14. 2018-11-30
    ➖
    MCCLUSKEY, David resigned
    director
  15. 2018-11-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-11-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2018-11-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2018-11-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2005-06-09
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    Company incorporated
    As MCCLUSKEY LIMITED
  20. 2005-06-09
    ➕
    MCCLUSKEY, William Richard appointed
    director
  21. 2005-06-09
    ➕
    KANE, Dorothy May appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-06-09
    ➖
    KANE, Dorothy May resigned
    secretary
  23. 2005-06-09
    ➕
    MCCLUSKEY, Georgina appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-06-09
    ➕
    MCCLUSKEY, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCCLUSKEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Richard Mccluskey
Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Mccluskeyceased 30/11/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2005-06-09
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

10 Flush Park
Lisburn
BT28 2DX
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCCLUSKEY, William Richard→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KANE, Dorothy May→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-09 · resigned 2005-06-09
Resigned
MCCLUSKEY, Georgina→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-09 · resigned 2018-11-30
Resigned
MCCLUSKEY, David→
director · ~80y · appointed 2005-06-09 · resigned 2018-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-17