MLX LIMITED

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SC235900 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-27
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£149
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 58190Other publishing activities
  • 94910Activities of religious organisations
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 3 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
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
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £149

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£149
↑ 831% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 3.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£9kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£3.3k£4.6k
Current assets£8.4k£8.7k
Net assets£149£16

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2018-10-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-08-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-04-05
    ➖
    ROSS, Marianne Dolina Macangus resigned
    secretary
  17. 2014-04-05
    ➖
    ROSS, Marianne Dolina Macangus resigned
    director
  18. 2002-08-27
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    Company incorporated
    As MLX LIMITED
  19. 2002-08-27
    ➕
    ROSS, Philip Sutherland appointed
    director
  20. 2002-08-27
    ➕
    ROSS, Marianne Dolina Macangus appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-08-27
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2002-08-27
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-08-27
    ➕
    ROSS, Marianne Dolina Macangus appointed
    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 24 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Philip Ross
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares27/08/2016

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
Incorporated2002-08-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Balnagowan
Braehead Road
Invergowrie
DD2 5DD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-10
Last: 2025-08-27

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ROSS, Philip Sutherland→
director · ~55y · appointed 2002-08-27
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Active
ROSS, Marianne Dolina Macangus→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-27 · resigned 2014-04-05
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-27 · resigned 2002-08-27
Resigned
ROSS, Marianne Dolina Macangus→
director · ~52y · appointed 2002-08-27 · resigned 2014-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-06