MCA (ARCHWAY) LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC195553 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-22
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2024
Net worth
£7.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47781
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
68 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,461

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
Net Worth
£7k
Current Assets
£45k
Current Liabilities
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£0£9k£18k£27k£36k£45kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£7.5k—
Current assets£44.9k—
Cash£11.6k—
Debtors£5.3k—
Net assets£7.5k—

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

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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-27
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  4. 2022-08-31
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  5. 2021-05-31
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  6. 2020-05-29
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  7. 2019-02-28
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  8. 2018-02-28
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  10. 2016-06-21
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  11. 2016-02-29
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  12. 2015-05-04
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  13. 2015-02-27
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  14. 2014-06-15
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  16. 2013-06-02
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  17. 2004-03-24
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    MEIKLE, Wilma Ellen appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-03-24
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    DI LIVIO CATERING LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2003-05-31
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    MEIKLE, Iain Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2000-03-01
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    MEIKLE, Wilma Ellen resigned
    secretary
  21. 2000-03-01
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    DI LIVIO CATERING LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2000-01-01
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    MEIKLE, Ian Robert resigned
    director
  23. 1999-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As MCA (ARCHWAY) LTD.
  24. 1999-04-22
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    MEIKLE, Wilma Ellen appointed
    director
  25. 1999-04-22
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    MEIKLE, Wilma Ellen appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-04-22
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-04-22
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1999-04-22
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    MEIKLE, Ian Robert appointed
    director
  29. 1999-04-22
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1999-04-22
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1999-04-22
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1999-04-22
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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 64. 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 27 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
Mrs Wilma Ellen Meikle
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated1999-04-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47781 — SIC 47781

Registered office

17 Fernoch Park
Lochgilphead
Argyll
PA31 8TG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-06
Last: 2025-04-22

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

MEIKLE, Wilma Ellen→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEIKLE, Iain Robert→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEIKLE, Wilma Ellen→
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MEIKLE, Wilma Ellen→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 2000-03-01
Resigned
DI LIVIO CATERING LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-03-01 · resigned 2004-03-24
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 1999-04-22
Resigned
MEIKLE, Ian Robert→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 2000-01-01
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 1999-04-22
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 1999-04-22
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Recent filings (68 total)

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2025-08-14
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2025-02-27
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2024-06-03
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2024-02-29
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2023-07-18
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2023-06-30
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2022-08-31
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2022-06-07
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2021-06-03
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2021-05-31
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2020-05-29
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2020-05-28
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2019-05-08
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2019-02-28
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2018-04-22