MAWGRIPUK LTD

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SC475637 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-22
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47640SIC 47640
  • 82110Combined office administrative service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company 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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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 · accounting standard not declared
Net assets shrinking
Down £139 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£139
↓ 99% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£0£139
Current assets£139£10.4k
Net assets£0£139

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-11-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-11-17
    ➖
    MCKINLEY, Barbara resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-05-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As MAWGRIPUK LTD
  19. 2014-04-22
    ➕
    MCKINLEY, Edward appointed
    director
  20. 2014-04-22
    ➕
    MCKINLEY, Barbara 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 12 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 Edward Mckinley
Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares22/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Barbara Mckinleyceased 17/11/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-04-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

33 Strathmore Avenue
Dunblane
FK15 9HX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-06
Last: 2025-04-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCKINLEY, Edward→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-04-22
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Active
MCKINLEY, Barbara→
director · ~78y · appointed 2014-04-22 · resigned 2025-11-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-01