MANILA CORPORATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC300912 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-28📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-05-27➕MCLAUGHLIN, Richard James appointedsecretary
- 2025-05-27➖MCLAUGHLIN, Anne Smith resignedsecretary
- 2025-05-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-27📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-05-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-05-21➖MCLAUGHLIN, Craig Patrick resigneddirector
- 2025-05-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-02-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-04-18🏢Company incorporatedAs MANILA CORPORATION LIMITED
- 2006-04-18➕MCLAUGHLIN, Adam appointeddirector
- 2006-04-18➕MCLAUGHLIN, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2006-04-18➕MCLAUGHLIN, Anne Smith appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-18➕MCLAUGHLIN, Craig Patrick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MCLAUGHLIN, Anne Smith resigned 2025-05-27; MCLAUGHLIN, Craig Patrick resigned 2025-05-21
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Richard James Mclaughlin Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Adam Alexander Mclaughlin Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 27/05/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Craig Patrick Mclaughlinceased 21/05/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
33 West High Street
Inverurie
AB51 3QQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
MCLAUGHLIN, Richard James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-05-27
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MCLAUGHLIN, Adam→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2006-04-18
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MCLAUGHLIN, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2006-04-18
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MCLAUGHLIN, Anne Smith→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-04-18 · resigned 2025-05-27
MCLAUGHLIN, Craig Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2006-04-18 · resigned 2025-05-21
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Recent filings (60 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-13