MARKETING MANAGEMENT SERVICES INTERNATIONAL LTD.

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SC191927 · ltd · incorporated 1998-12-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-260.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -49% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (87/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
103 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £260,743
Cash draining
Cash down 49% YoY
Cash YoY
-49%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↓ 49% YoY
Net Worth
-£261k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£261k-£206k-£150k-£95k-£39k£16kAug 2023Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-260.7k£-261.5k£-242.0k
Current assets£8.3k£16.2k£6.4k
Cash£8.2k£16.2k£1.3k
Debtors£8£8£5.1k
Net assets£-260.7k£-261.5k£-242.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
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  5. 2025-11-01
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    MICHALUK, Malcolm Douglas resigned
    director
  6. 2025-05-20
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  9. 2024-05-15
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  10. 2023-05-22
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  11. 2022-05-24
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  12. 2021-05-31
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  13. 2020-09-21
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  14. 2020-05-29
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  15. 2019-05-31
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  16. 2018-05-31
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  17. 2017-07-10
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  18. 2013-10-08
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    ANDREW, William Baillie resigned
    director
  19. 2013-10-08
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    DONALDSON, William George resigned
    director
  20. 2008-11-03
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    MICHALUK, Malcolm Douglas appointed
    director
  21. 2007-02-09
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    MICHALUK, Veronica appointed
    director
  22. 2004-05-01
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    MICHALUK, Gerald Robert Gilmer appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-04-01
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    MACGREGOR-GUNN, Oxana resigned
    secretary
  24. 2004-01-06
    ➖
    MICHALUK, Jean resigned
    secretary
  25. 2003-11-25
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    DONALDSON, William George appointed
    director
  26. 2002-11-27
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    RUTHERFORD, Claire resigned
    director
  27. 2000-12-19
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    MACGREGOR-GUNN, Oxana appointed
    secretary
  28. 2000-12-19
    ➕
    ANDREW, William Baillie appointed
    director
  29. 1999-12-07
    ➕
    RUTHERFORD, Claire appointed
    director
  30. 1999-11-01
    ➕
    MICHALUK, Gerald Robert Gilmer appointed
    director
  31. 1999-11-01
    ➕
    MICHALUK, Jean appointed
    secretary
  32. 1998-12-14
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    Company incorporated
    As MARKETING MANAGEMENT SERVICES INTERNATIONAL LTD.
  33. 1998-12-14
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    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1998-12-14
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    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1998-12-14
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    CODIR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1998-12-14
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    CODIR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1998-12-14
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 1998-12-14
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    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 Gerald Robert Gilmer Michaluk
Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66
50–75%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-12-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Arran Brewery Guest House
Whiting Bay
Isle Of Arran
KA27 8PZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

MICHALUK, Gerald Robert Gilmer→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-01
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Active
MICHALUK, Gerald Robert Gilmer→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MICHALUK, Veronica→
director · ~37y · appointed 2007-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACGREGOR-GUNN, Oxana→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-19 · resigned 2004-04-01
Resigned
MICHALUK, Jean→
secretary · appointed 1999-11-01 · resigned 2004-01-06
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-12-14 · resigned 1998-12-14
Resigned
ANDREW, William Baillie→
director · ~96y · appointed 2000-12-19 · resigned 2013-10-08
Resigned
DONALDSON, William George→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-11-25 · resigned 2013-10-08
Resigned
MICHALUK, Malcolm Douglas→
director · ~36y · appointed 2008-11-03 · resigned 2025-11-01
Resigned
RUTHERFORD, Claire→
director · ~52y · appointed 1999-12-07 · resigned 2002-11-27
Resigned
CODIR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-12-14 · resigned 1998-12-14
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-12-14 · resigned 1998-12-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-24
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accounts · AA
2024-05-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-12
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accounts · AA
2023-05-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
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accounts · AA
2022-05-24
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2021-11-18