MC RAIL SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC477734 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
£55.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £55,698
Cash YoY
-26%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
↓ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£56k
↑ 6491% YoY
Current Assets
£184k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£73k£110k£147k£184kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£91.9k£63.3k
Current assets£183.7k£144.2k
Cash£14.9k£20.2k
Debtors£168.8k£124.0k
Net assets£55.7k£845

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-10-06
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-05-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As MC RAIL SYSTEMS LIMITED
  17. 2014-05-15
    ➕
    MCAULEY, Brendan appointed
    director
  18. 2014-05-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brendan Mcauley
Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Lorna Elaine Mcauley
Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting15/05/2016

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
Incorporated2014-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

32 John Davidson Drive
Denny
Stirlingshire
FK6 6NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCAULEY, Brendan→
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-05-15
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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-07