METAAL DESIGN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC322944 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-04
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
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: 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 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

2 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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Average employees1100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-07-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-09-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-12-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-02-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2015-05-26
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    BEATON, Angie resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-11-13
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    BEATON, Angie appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-11-13
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    FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-06-30
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    MALLIN, Stewart Angus appointed
    director
  23. 2007-06-30
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    ROBERTSON, Alexander George resigned
    director
  24. 2007-05-04
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    Company incorporated
    As METAAL DESIGN LIMITED
  25. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2007-05-04
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Alexander George 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Stewart Angus Mallin
Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Trudy Harrisonceased 16/04/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2007-05-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Stannergate House 41 Dundee Road West
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1NB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-17
Last: 2025-05-03

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MALLIN, Stewart Angus→
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEATON, Angie→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-13 · resigned 2015-05-26
Resigned
FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2007-11-13
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Alexander George→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2007-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18