MC COURIER SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
NI664240 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-09
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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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 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-13
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-11-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-16
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2022-11-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2022-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-01-26
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2021-08-05
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  16. 2021-08-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2019-09-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MC COURIER SERVICES LTD
  18. 2019-09-09
    MCCALLISTER, Samuel appointed
    director
  19. 2019-09-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-09-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Samuel Mccallister
Individual · British · DOB 07/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/09/2019

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
Incorporated2019-09-09
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

196 Upper Lisburn Road
Finaghy
Belfast
BT10 0LA
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-09-22OVERDUE
Last: 2024-09-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCCALLISTER, Samuel
director · ~31y · appointed 2019-09-09
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Recent filings (22 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-12-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-12-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-29