MMS CONSULTANTS (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC305702 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-20
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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 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.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-302023-06-30
Average employees1100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-13
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2023-04-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-04-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-04-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-04-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-04-12
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  12. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2006-07-20
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    Company incorporated
    As MMS CONSULTANTS (UK) LIMITED
  19. 2006-07-20
    ➕
    STEWART, Sheonagh appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-07-20
    ➕
    STEWART, Marcus appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 20 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Marcus Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Sheonagh Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/03/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Sheonagh Stewartceased 06/04/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2006-07-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

11 Park Place
Forfar
Angus
DD8 3NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

STEWART, Sheonagh→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-20
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Active
STEWART, Marcus→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-07-20
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Active

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-04-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-12
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30