MJW PRODUCTIVITY MANAGEMENT LTD

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SC479316 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-05
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees100100

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 accounts
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. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-10-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-09-05
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2025-08-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2014-06-05
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    Company incorporated
    As MJW PRODUCTIVITY MANAGEMENT LTD
  18. 2014-06-05
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    WELSH, Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Michael Welsh
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
50–75%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
Mrs Jennifer Alice Welsh
Individual · British · DOB 12/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-06-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Hygge Fjara Cumliewick Road
Sandwick
Shetland
ZE2 9HH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WELSH, Michael→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-06-05
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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-09-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30