MACHINED COMPONENTS LIMITED

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SC014973 · ltd · incorporated 1928-03-01
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 24450
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 51.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 51.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees2200200

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-10-14
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  3. 2024-07-26
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  4. 2023-10-26
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  5. 2022-08-22
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  6. 2021-09-22
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  7. 2020-08-24
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  8. 2019-10-21
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  9. 2018-10-10
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    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2018-10-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  11. 2018-10-08
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-20
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    MURRAY, Douglas resigned
    director
  13. 2017-09-20
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-06-21
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-10
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-09
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  17. 2015-07-24
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-07-07
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    MURRAY, Colin Stanley Douglas appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-07-07
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    MURRAY, Marie-Anne Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-07-24
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    MURRAY, Elaine Christine Sheila resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-07-24
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    MURRAY, Marie-Anne Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-07-01
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    MURRAY, Douglas resigned
    secretary
  23. 2005-07-01
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    MURRAY, Elaine Christine Sheila appointed
    secretary
  24. 1999-03-31
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    DONAGHY, Patricia resigned
    secretary
  25. 1999-03-31
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    MURRAY, Douglas appointed
    secretary
  26. 1990-12-14
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    MURRAY, Colin Stanley Douglas appointed
    director
  27. 1975-04-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Provost Magistrates and Councillors of the Royal Burgh of Irvine
  28. 1928-03-01
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    Company incorporated
    As MACHINED COMPONENTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 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 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 98 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 Colin Stanley Douglas Murray
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
50–75%
—50-75% shares15/09/2016

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
Incorporated1928-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC24450 — SIC 24450

Registered office

11 Ailsa Road
Irvine
Ayrshire
KA12 8LR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MURRAY, Colin Stanley Douglas→
secretary · appointed 2014-07-07
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Active
MURRAY, Colin Stanley Douglas→
director · ~57y · appointed 1990-12-14
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Active
DONAGHY, Patricia→
secretary · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned
MURRAY, Douglas→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2005-07-01
Resigned
MURRAY, Elaine Christine Sheila→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-01 · resigned 2007-07-24
Resigned
MURRAY, Marie-Anne Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-24 · resigned 2014-07-07
Resigned
MURRAY, Douglas→
director · ~84y · resigned 2017-09-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
The Provost Magistrates and Councillors of the Royal Burgh of Irvine
Standard security1 property22/04/197510/10/2018

Recent filings (101 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-30