MSTRONIC EUROPE LIMITED

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SC432625 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-14
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£7.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,865

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£8k
↑ 257% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£5k£573£6k£12k£17k£23kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£8.9k£-4.0k
Current assets£13.2k£22.9k
Net assets£7.9k£-5.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-06
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  2. 2025-08-06
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  3. 2025-04-28
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  4. 2024-06-25
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  5. 2023-06-05
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  6. 2022-06-14
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  7. 2021-10-18
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    WEEKS, Clive resigned
    director
  8. 2021-10-18
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  9. 2021-10-18
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  10. 2021-06-30
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  11. 2020-06-29
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  12. 2019-06-17
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  13. 2018-06-27
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  14. 2017-06-22
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  15. 2016-06-22
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  16. 2015-09-24
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  17. 2013-10-01
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    WEEKS, Clive appointed
    director
  18. 2012-09-14
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    Company incorporated
    As MSTRONIC EUROPE LIMITED
  19. 2012-09-14
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    PATON, Craig appointed
    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 age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig Paton
Individual · British · DOB 07/1957 · age 69
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Clive Weeksceased 18/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2012-09-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46510 — Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software

Registered office

28-30 North Street
Dalry
Ayrshire
KA24 5DW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

PATON, Craig→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-09-14
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Active
WEEKS, Clive→
director · ~86y · appointed 2013-10-01 · resigned 2021-10-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30