MK RECRUIT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC200286 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-27
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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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£84.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.0y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.0 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
86 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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £83,991
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
↑ 5.6% YoY
Net Worth
£84k
↑ 1.0% YoY
Current Assets
£149k
↑ 8.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£30k£60k£90k£119k£149kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£104.6k£114.4k
Current assets£149.2k£138.1k
Cash£20.4k£19.3k
Debtors£128.8k£118.8k
Net assets£84.0k£83.1k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-02
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    address · AD01
  3. 2024-08-22
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  4. 2023-09-29
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  5. 2022-09-01
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  6. 2021-09-28
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  7. 2020-10-20
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  8. 2019-09-17
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  9. 2019-09-13
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    address · AD01
  10. 2019-06-12
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2019-06-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2018-10-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-09-13
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-21
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    capital · SH06
  15. 2018-03-15
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    capital · SH03
  16. 2018-01-29
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-01-25
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    MCADAM, Colin Ross resigned
    director
  18. 2004-06-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2000-09-27
    ➕
    BLENKHARN, Maureen appointed
    director
  20. 1999-10-25
    ➕
    BLENKHARN, Maureen appointed
    secretary
  21. 1999-10-25
    ➖
    GRAY, Henry resigned
    secretary
  22. 1999-10-07
    ➕
    GRAY, Henry appointed
    secretary
  23. 1999-10-07
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1999-10-07
    ➕
    MCADAM, Colin Ross appointed
    director
  25. 1999-10-07
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1999-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As MK RECRUIT LIMITED
  27. 1999-09-27
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1999-09-27
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) 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
Ms Maureen Blenkharn
Individual · British · DOB 10/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Colin Ross Mcadamceased 25/01/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1999-09-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

Office 3 Unit 11, Alpha Centre
Stirling University Innovation Park
Stirling
FK9 4NF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BLENKHARN, Maureen→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLENKHARN, Maureen→
director · ~54y · appointed 2000-09-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAY, Henry→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-07 · resigned 1999-10-25
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-27 · resigned 1999-10-07
Resigned
MCADAM, Colin Ross→
director · ~68y · appointed 1999-10-07 · resigned 2018-01-25
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-27 · resigned 1999-10-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property28/06/2004—
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Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
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accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
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accounts · AA
2020-10-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-09-17