MCG COOLING SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC431884 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-04

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Feb 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

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 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

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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.

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28
Average employees	2	200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-11-20
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2024-11-29
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2023-11-29
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2022-11-30
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2022-02-01
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2021-01-22
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2019-11-26
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2019-05-28
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2018-07-02
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officers · CH01
2017-06-28
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accounts · AA
2016-03-02
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2012-09-04
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Company incorporated
As MCG COOLING SERVICES LIMITED
2012-09-04
➕
JAMES HAIR & CO appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-09-04
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MCGOWAN, Alistair Aidan appointed
director
2012-09-04
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MCGOWAN, Sheonagh Catherine appointed
director

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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
Mrs Sheonagh Catherine Mcgowan Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Alistair Aidan Mcgowan Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2012-09-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

59 Bonnygate

Cupar

Fife

KY15 4BY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-18

Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

JAMES HAIR & CO→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-09-04

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MCGOWAN, Alistair Aidan→

director · ~45y · appointed 2012-09-04

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Active

MCGOWAN, Sheonagh Catherine→

director · ~47y · appointed 2012-09-04

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Active

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