MAGNO-FLO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC144848 · ltd · incorporated 1993-06-09

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

£35.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 33200

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.5y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 17.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· 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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £35,627

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£36k

↑ 10% YoY

Current Assets

£23k

↑ 9.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£35.6k	£32.3k
Current assets	£22.8k	£20.8k
Net assets	£35.6k	£32.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

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2014-01-01
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MCINTYRE, Audrey resigned
secretary
2008-11-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2004-06-10
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MCINTYRE, Audrey appointed
secretary
2004-06-09
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BROWN, Sheree resigned
secretary
1994-01-05
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CLARK, David resigned
director
1993-11-24
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BROWN, John resigned
secretary
1993-11-24
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BROWN, Sheree appointed
secretary
1993-06-09
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Company incorporated
As MAGNO-FLO LIMITED
1993-06-09
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BROWN, John appointed
director
1993-06-09
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BROWN, John appointed
secretary
1993-06-09
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-06-09
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-06-09
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CLARK, David appointed
director
1993-06-09
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JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1993-06-09
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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 70 — 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 70 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Brown Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1993-06-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

Inchyra Inchra

Kippen Road

Fintry

Glasgow

G63 0LP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-23

Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BROWN, John→

director · ~70y · appointed 1993-06-09

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Active

BROWN, John→

secretary · appointed 1993-06-09 · resigned 1993-11-24

Resigned

BROWN, Sheree→

secretary · appointed 1993-11-24 · resigned 2004-06-09

Resigned

MCINTYRE, Audrey→

secretary · appointed 2004-06-10 · resigned 2014-01-01

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-06-09 · resigned 1993-06-09

Resigned

CLARK, David→

director · ~68y · appointed 1993-06-09 · resigned 1994-01-05

Resigned

JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-06-09 · resigned 1993-06-09

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge	1 property	21/11/2008	—

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