MELTON PLASTICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC070496 · ltd · incorporated 1980-01-30
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.7y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£69k£137k£206k£275k£343kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£516.9k
Current assets£343.3k
Cash£16.3k
Debtors£227.9k
Net assets£228.0k
Average employees18

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-08
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2023-09-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2017-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2017-08-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
  15. 2016-09-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2016-09-16
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-09-16
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    officers · AP03
  18. 2016-09-16
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2016-09-15
    KHAN, Azam appointed
    secretary
  20. 2016-09-15
    KHAN, Azam appointed
    director
  21. 2016-09-15
    TRAVIS, Joyce resigned
    secretary
  22. 2016-09-15
    TRAVIS, Joyce resigned
    director
  23. 2012-08-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  24. 2012-05-22
    TRAVIS, Anthony resigned
    director
  25. 1980-01-30
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    Company incorporated
    As MELTON PLASTICS LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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: 2026-03-31

Group structure

Karakorum Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Karakorum Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
MELTON PLASTICS LIMITED
This company · SC070496

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Karakorum Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/09/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Joyce Travisceased 15/09/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-01-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

Castlehill Industrial Estate
Carluke
ML8 5UF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KHAN, Azam
secretary · appointed 2016-09-15
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Active
KHAN, Azam
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-09-15
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Active
TRAVIS, Joyce
secretary · resigned 2016-09-15
Resigned
TRAVIS, Anthony
director · ~87y · resigned 2012-05-22
Resigned
TRAVIS, Joyce
director · ~75y · resigned 2016-09-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
A registered charge17/08/2017
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Floating charge1 property31/08/201208/09/2023
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Recent filings (111 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-18