MORGAN ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LTD.

💤Zombieactive

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

37 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

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2020-02-26
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2018-04-20
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2014-10-01
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DOCHERTY, Theresa appointed
secretary
2014-10-01
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MORGAN, Sarah resigned
secretary
2011-09-20
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Company incorporated
As MORGAN ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LTD.
2011-09-20
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MORGAN, Michael Charles Hamilton appointed
director
2011-09-20
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MORGAN, Sarah appointed
secretary
2011-09-20
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-09-20
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-09-20
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2011-09-20
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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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Charles Hamilton Morgan Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	20/09/2016
Miss Theresa Docherty Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	20/09/2016

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

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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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