MACOM TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC199769 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-09
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-1.25M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 56). 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.5y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
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
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,252,783

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£1.3m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£714
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£1.3m-£1.0m-£751k-£501k-£250k£714Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-66.8k£-66.8k
Current assets£714£714
Net assets£-1.25M£-1.25M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-18
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  2. 2024-08-26
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  3. 2023-09-20
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  4. 2022-10-17
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  5. 2021-12-07
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  6. 2020-09-16
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  7. 2019-05-13
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  8. 2018-12-10
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  9. 2018-09-19
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  11. 2017-12-08
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  12. 2017-02-09
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  13. 2016-12-12
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  14. 2015-10-08
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  15. 2015-09-29
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  16. 2015-05-18
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    YOUSEFF, Ibrahim Abdel-Hedy resigned
    director
  17. 2014-03-11
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    Charge satisfied #2
  18. 2014-03-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2009-10-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Ibrahim Mohammed Yousseff
  20. 2009-10-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ashraf Abdelrahim Mabrouk
  21. 2007-03-29
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    MABROUK, Ashraf Abdelrahim appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-03-29
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    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-04-17
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    MORROW, Robert resigned
    director
  24. 1999-11-25
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    MABROUK, Ashraf Abdelrahim appointed
    director
  25. 1999-11-25
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    MORROW, Robert appointed
    director
  26. 1999-11-25
    ➕
    YOUSEFF, Ibrahim Abdel-Hedy appointed
    director
  27. 1999-11-25
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    VINDEX LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1999-11-25
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    VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1999-09-09
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    Company incorporated
    As MACOM TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED
  30. 1999-09-09
    ➕
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1999-09-09
    ➕
    VINDEX LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1999-09-09
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    VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ashraf Abdelrahim Mabrouk
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-09-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

9 Glasgow Road
Paisley
PA1 3QS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MABROUK, Ashraf Abdelrahim→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MABROUK, Ashraf Abdelrahim→
director · ~56y · appointed 1999-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-09 · resigned 2007-03-29
Resigned
MORROW, Robert→
director · ~78y · appointed 1999-11-25 · resigned 2006-04-17
Resigned
YOUSEFF, Ibrahim Abdel-Hedy→
director · ~70y · appointed 1999-11-25 · resigned 2015-05-18
Resigned
VINDEX LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-09 · resigned 1999-11-25
Resigned
VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-09 · resigned 1999-11-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Ibrahim Mohammed Yousseff
Floating charge1 property22/10/200911/03/2014
satisfied
Ashraf Abdelrahim Mabrouk
Floating charge1 property22/10/200911/03/2014

Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-10