MGM ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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SC141472 · ltd · incorporated 1992-11-27
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.
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Environmental consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-16
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  2. 2024-07-23
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  3. 2023-08-23
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  4. 2022-08-05
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  5. 2021-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-12-12
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    address · AD01
  11. 2016-01-13
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-12-21
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  13. 2015-03-24
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  14. 2014-12-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-01-14
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    accounts · AA
  16. 1992-11-27
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    Company incorporated
    As MGM ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  17. 1992-11-27
    ➕
    MURRAY, Robin Francis appointed
    secretary
  18. 1992-11-27
    ➕
    MURRAY, Martyn Greer, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 1992-11-27
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 1992-11-27
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1992-11-27
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 1992-11-27
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Martyn Greer Murray
Individual · British · DOB 07/1949 · age 77
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1992-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74901 — Environmental consulting activities

Registered office

Kilmoluag House
Isle Of Lismore
Oban
Argyll
PA34 5UL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MURRAY, Robin Francis→
secretary · appointed 1992-11-27
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Active
MURRAY, Martyn Greer, Dr→
director · ~77y · appointed 1992-11-27
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-11-27 · resigned 1992-11-27
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-11-27 · resigned 1992-11-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-06