MAINTECH ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC324653 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-31
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-31.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09100
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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 (1 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
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £31,843
Very low cash
Cash position: £7
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
-£32k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 3.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£32k-£22k-£13k-£3k£7k£16kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-16.7k£-14.2k
Current assets£15.6k£16.2k
Cash£7£612
Debtors£15.6k£15.6k
Net assets£-31.8k£-28.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-07-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-11-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-12-17
    ➖
    MCDOUGALL & CO COMPANY SECRETARIAL AND NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2015-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2012-03-02
    ➖
    MAIN, Elaine Doreen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-03-02
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    MCDOUGALL & CO COMPANY SECRETARIAL AND NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2007-05-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MAINTECH ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
  21. 2007-05-31
    ➕
    MAIN, Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2007-05-31
    ➕
    MAIN, Elaine Doreen appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-05-31
    ➕
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-05-31
    ➖
    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-05-31
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2007-05-31
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED 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 "MAIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Robert Main
Individual · British · DOB 04/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-05-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

17 Victoria Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1PU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MAIN, Robert→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAIN, Elaine Doreen→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-31 · resigned 2012-03-02
Resigned
MCDOUGALL & CO COMPANY SECRETARIAL AND NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-03-02 · resigned 2015-12-17
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-05-31 · resigned 2007-05-31
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-05-31 · resigned 2007-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-04