MULRANEY ENGINEERING LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC290382 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-15
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£46.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20590
Sector: Manufacturing
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 (75/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,583

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£43k
Net Worth
£47k
↑ 195% YoY
Current Assets
£67k
↑ 94% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£27k£40k£53k£67kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-142023-09-14
Total assets£46.6k£17.0k
Current assets£66.7k£34.4k
Cash£43.5k—
Debtors£23.3k—
Net assets£46.6k£15.8k

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

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-11
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  2. 2024-06-11
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  3. 2023-06-12
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  4. 2022-06-13
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  5. 2021-06-03
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  6. 2020-06-11
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  7. 2019-06-04
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  8. 2018-02-22
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  9. 2017-06-28
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  10. 2016-01-18
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  11. 2015-09-23
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  12. 2015-02-02
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  13. 2014-11-24
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  14. 2014-06-04
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  15. 2013-10-21
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  16. 2005-09-15
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    Company incorporated
    As MULRANEY ENGINEERING LTD.
  17. 2005-09-15
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    MULRANEY, Margaret Mary appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-09-15
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    MULRANEY, Vicki appointed
    director
  19. 2005-09-15
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2005-09-15
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
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  21. 2005-09-15
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2005-09-15
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
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  23. 2005-09-15
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-09-15
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MULRANEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 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 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

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
Mrs Vicki Mulraney
Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting01/09/2016

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
Incorporated2005-09-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC20590 — SIC 20590

Registered office

15 Ashley Grove
Bellshill
Lanarkshire
ML4 3PL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last made up to: 2024-09-14
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MULRANEY, Margaret Mary→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MULRANEY, Vicki→
director · ~46y · appointed 2005-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-09-15 · resigned 2005-09-15
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-09-15 · resigned 2005-09-15
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-09-15 · resigned 2005-09-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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2025-09-17
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2025-06-11
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2024-09-26
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2024-06-11
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2023-10-03
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accounts · AA
2023-06-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
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accounts · AA
2022-06-13
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2021-10-18
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accounts · AA
2021-06-03
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2020-10-20
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2020-06-11
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2019-10-01
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2019-06-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-27