MMA GROUP LIMITED

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SC179750 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-17
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

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£384.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 19.7y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.7 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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £384,449
Very low cash
Cash position: £41
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£41
~ YoY
Net Worth
£384k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£384k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£77k£154k£231k£308k£384kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£384.4k£384.4k
Current assets£384.3k£384.3k
Cash£41£41
Debtors£384.3k£384.3k
Net assets£384.4k£384.4k

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.

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
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-10
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    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-03-05
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-01-10
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    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2026-01-06
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    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-21
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  10. 2021-09-16
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    capital · SH03
  11. 2021-09-14
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-09-14
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-07-23
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-07
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    DUNBAR, Georgina Brown Hardie resigned
    secretary
  15. 2021-05-07
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    DUNBAR, Georgina resigned
    director
  16. 2020-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-05-12
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    DUNBAR, Georgina appointed
    director
  20. 2012-08-31
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    MCFARLANE, Douglas Stewart resigned
    director
  21. 2006-11-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  22. 2004-11-16
    ➖
    MCLAUGHLIN, Jack resigned
    director
  23. 2004-06-14
    ➕
    MCFARLANE, Douglas Stewart appointed
    director
  24. 2004-03-01
    ➕
    MCLAUGHLIN, Jack appointed
    director
  25. 2002-01-16
    ➕
    DUNBAR, Georgina Brown Hardie appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-01-16
    ➖
    MOONEY, Diane resigned
    secretary
  27. 2002-01-16
    ➖
    MOONEY, Thomas Francis resigned
    director
  28. 1997-10-17
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    Company incorporated
    As MMA GROUP LIMITED
  29. 1997-10-17
    ➕
    MCARTHUR, Malcolm appointed
    director
  30. 1997-10-17
    ➕
    MOONEY, Diane appointed
    secretary
  31. 1997-10-17
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 1997-10-17
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 1997-10-17
    ➕
    MOONEY, Thomas Francis appointed
    director
  34. 1997-10-17
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  35. 1997-10-17
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  36. 1997-10-17
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  37. 1997-10-17
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
Mr Malcolm Mcarthur
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
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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7 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
Incorporated1997-10-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies

Registered office

12 Station Road
Kilsyth
G65 0AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

MCARTHUR, Malcolm→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNBAR, Georgina Brown Hardie→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-16 · resigned 2021-05-07
Resigned
MOONEY, Diane→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-17 · resigned 2002-01-16
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1997-10-17 · resigned 1997-10-17
Resigned
DUNBAR, Georgina→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-05-12 · resigned 2021-05-07
Resigned
MCFARLANE, Douglas Stewart→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-06-14 · resigned 2012-08-31
Resigned
MCLAUGHLIN, Jack→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2004-11-16
Resigned
MOONEY, Thomas Francis→
director · ~66y · appointed 1997-10-17 · resigned 2002-01-16
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1997-10-17 · resigned 1997-10-17
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 1997-10-17 · resigned 1997-10-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property14/11/2006—
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Recent filings (96 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2021-09-21
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2021-09-16