MCDONALD & MUNRO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC109767 · ltd · incorporated 1988-03-09
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£444.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
124 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £444,724
Cash YoY
+74%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£586k
↑ 74% YoY
Net Worth
£445k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£117k£235k£352k£469k£586kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Cash£586.4k£336.1k
Net assets£444.7k£439.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  2. 2026-01-10
    ➕
    VAZQUEZ GOMEZ, Ana Maria appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-29
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  5. 2024-11-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-04-25
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-03-25
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-03-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-03-22
    ➖
    GOMEZ, Rhona resigned
    secretary
  11. 2024-03-22
    ➖
    GOMEZ, Rhona resigned
    director
  12. 2023-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-09-15
    📄
    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  15. 2022-09-15
    📄
    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  16. 2022-07-25
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-07-25
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2022-07-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2022-07-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2022-07-13
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  21. 2022-07-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2022-07-08
    ➕
    GOMEZ, Rhona appointed
    secretary
  23. 2022-07-08
    ➕
    GOMEZ, Rhona appointed
    director
  24. 2022-07-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2022-07-05
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  26. 2022-07-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2022-07-01
    ➖
    MORRISON, Christine Mary resigned
    secretary
  28. 2022-07-01
    ➖
    MORRISON, Christine Mary resigned
    director
  29. 2022-07-01
    ➖
    MORRISON, Graham resigned
    director
  30. 2007-07-20
    ➕
    VAZQUEZ GOMEZ, Miguel Andrew appointed
    director
  31. 2000-11-17
    ➕
    MORRISON, Christine Mary appointed
    director
  32. 2000-09-08
    ➖
    SYMON, Michael James resigned
    director
  33. 2000-08-25
    ➕
    MORRISON, Christine Mary appointed
    secretary
  34. 2000-08-25
    ➖
    SYMON, Heather Margaret resigned
    secretary
  35. 1996-07-19
    ➖
    MCDONALD, Alexander John resigned
    director
  36. 1996-04-23
    ➕
    SYMON, Heather Margaret appointed
    secretary
  37. 1996-04-22
    ➖
    MCDONALD, Catherine Isabella resigned
    secretary
  38. 1994-07-08
    ➖
    MCDONALD, Catherine Isabella resigned
    director
  39. 1994-07-08
    ➕
    MORRISON, Graham appointed
    director
  40. 1988-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MCDONALD & MUNRO 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Miguel Andrew Vazquez Gomez
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/06/2022
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Rhona Gomezceased 23/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Christine Mary Morrisonceased 30/06/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Graham Morrisonceased 30/06/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Miguel Andrew Vazquez Gomezceased 14/03/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1988-03-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33140 — SIC 33140

Registered office

4 Moycroft Industrial Estate
Elgin
IV30 1XZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

VAZQUEZ GOMEZ, Ana Maria→
secretary · appointed 2026-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VAZQUEZ GOMEZ, Miguel Andrew→
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOMEZ, Rhona→
secretary · appointed 2022-07-08 · resigned 2024-03-22
Resigned
MCDONALD, Catherine Isabella→
secretary · resigned 1996-04-22
Resigned
MORRISON, Christine Mary→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-25 · resigned 2022-07-01
Resigned
SYMON, Heather Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-23 · resigned 2000-08-25
Resigned
GOMEZ, Rhona→
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-07-08 · resigned 2024-03-22
Resigned
MCDONALD, Alexander John→
director · ~90y · resigned 1996-07-19
Resigned
MCDONALD, Catherine Isabella→
director · ~92y · resigned 1994-07-08
Resigned
MORRISON, Christine Mary→
director · ~63y · appointed 2000-11-17 · resigned 2022-07-01
Resigned
MORRISON, Graham→
director · ~65y · appointed 1994-07-08 · resigned 2022-07-01
Resigned
SYMON, Michael James→
director · ~80y · resigned 2000-09-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (124 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-09-15