MORGAN ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LTD.

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SC407717 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-20
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£6.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,132
Net assets shrinking
Down £995 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£6.1k£7.1k
Current assets£35.1k£35.1k
Net assets£6.1k£7.1k

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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  2. 2025-01-15
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  3. 2024-04-25
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  4. 2023-06-12
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  5. 2022-04-07
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  6. 2021-01-11
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  7. 2020-02-26
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  8. 2018-12-17
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  9. 2018-04-20
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  10. 2017-06-28
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  11. 2016-02-25
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  12. 2015-10-01
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  13. 2015-02-06
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  14. 2015-02-06
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  15. 2015-02-06
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2014-10-01
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    DOCHERTY, Theresa appointed
    secretary
  17. 2014-10-01
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    MORGAN, Sarah resigned
    secretary
  18. 2011-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As MORGAN ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LTD.
  19. 2011-09-20
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    MORGAN, Michael Charles Hamilton appointed
    director
  20. 2011-09-20
    ➕
    MORGAN, Sarah appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-09-20
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2011-09-20
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2011-09-20
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  24. 2011-09-20
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MORGAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 15 years.
  • 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
Mr Michael Charles Hamilton Morgan
Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/09/2016
Miss Theresa Docherty
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/09/2016

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
Incorporated2011-09-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

16 North Drive
Girvan
KA26 9DX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

DOCHERTY, Theresa→
secretary · appointed 2014-10-01
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Active
MORGAN, Michael Charles Hamilton→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORGAN, Sarah→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-20 · resigned 2014-10-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-09-20 · resigned 2011-09-20
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-09-20 · resigned 2011-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

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2026-02-18
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2025-09-24
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accounts · AA
2025-01-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
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accounts · AA
2024-04-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
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2023-06-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
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accounts · AA
2022-04-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
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accounts · AA
2021-01-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23
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accounts · AA
2020-02-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-01
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2018-12-17