MULHOLLAND SCRAP METALS LTD

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NI066093 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-28
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£888.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38320
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -96% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £888,386
Net assets shrinking
Down £513,208 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 96% YoY
Cash YoY
-96%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
↓ 96% YoY
Net Worth
£888k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£305k£611k£916k£1.2m£1.5mNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£971.7k£1.56M
Current assets£1.19M£1.53M
Cash£5.9k£142.2k
Debtors£406.9k£919.2k
Net assets£888.4k£1.40M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-11-12
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    MULHOLLAND, Joel Nathan appointed
    director
  3. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-11-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-11-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-05-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2017-10-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2014-06-06
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    MULHOLLAND, Josh resigned
    director
  20. 2014-06-05
    ➕
    MULHOLLAND, John appointed
    director
  21. 2014-01-14
    ➖
    MULHOLLAND, Robert John resigned
    director
  22. 2014-01-13
    ➕
    MULHOLLAND, Josh appointed
    director
  23. 2013-12-12
    ➖
    MULHOLLAND, Josh resigned
    director
  24. 2013-11-12
    ➕
    MULHOLLAND, Josh appointed
    director
  25. 2013-08-30
    ➖
    MULHOLLAND, Julie resigned
    secretary
  26. 2012-11-30
    ➖
    MULHOLLAND, Julie resigned
    director
  27. 2007-09-17
    ➕
    MULHOLLAND, Julie appointed
    secretary
  28. 2007-09-17
    ➖
    C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2007-09-17
    ➕
    MULHOLLAND, Julie appointed
    director
  30. 2007-09-17
    ➕
    MULHOLLAND, Robert John appointed
    director
  31. 2007-09-17
    ➖
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  32. 2007-08-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MULHOLLAND SCRAP METALS LTD
  33. 2007-08-28
    ➕
    C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2007-08-28
    ➕
    CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

89/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MULHOLLAND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs. Julie Mulholland
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/06/2016
Mr John Mulholland
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-08-28
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

39 Maine Road
Shankbridge
Ballymena
BT42 2LW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

MULHOLLAND, Joel Nathan→
director · ~34y · appointed 2025-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MULHOLLAND, John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MULHOLLAND, Julie→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-17 · resigned 2013-08-30
Resigned
C.S. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2007-09-17
Resigned
MULHOLLAND, Josh→
director · ~37y · appointed 2014-01-13 · resigned 2014-06-06
Resigned
MULHOLLAND, Josh→
director · ~37y · appointed 2013-11-12 · resigned 2013-12-12
Resigned
MULHOLLAND, Julie→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-09-17 · resigned 2012-11-30
Resigned
MULHOLLAND, Robert John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-09-17 · resigned 2014-01-14
Resigned
CS DIRECTOR SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-08-28 · resigned 2007-09-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31