M & G SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC444852 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
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. 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 (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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-05-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2019-06-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2018-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2018-05-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2017-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-03-12
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    Company incorporated
    As M & G SOLUTIONS LTD
  17. 2013-03-12
    MACKENZIE, Michael appointed
    director
  18. 2013-03-12
    MACKENZIE, Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2013-03-12
    MACKENZIE, Michael resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 13 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Mackenzie
Individual · British · DOB 12/1980 · age 46
sig. influencesignificant influence01/03/2017

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
Incorporated2013-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Carnaby Road
Wick
Caithness
KW1 5TL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MACKENZIE, Michael
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-03-12
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Active
MACKENZIE, Michael
director · ~86y · appointed 2013-03-12 · resigned 2013-03-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-03