MGCK MUSIC LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC279335 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-03
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sound recording and music publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-01-31➖MILLER, James resignedsecretary
- 2005-02-03🏢Company incorporatedAs MGCK MUSIC LIMITED
- 2005-02-03➕CLIFFTON, Eugenia Electra appointeddirector
- 2005-02-03➕MILLER, James appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Eugenia Electra Cliffton Individual · American · DOB 08/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 05/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| LODGES AND CARAVANS FOR SALE LIMITED→ 16505018 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-02-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59200 — Sound recording and music publishing activities
Registered office
Edenbank
Edenbank
Duns
Scottish Borders
TD11 3TA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
CLIFFTON, Eugenia Electra→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2005-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLER, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-02-03 · resigned 2011-01-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-05