MARKEY HOLDINGS LIMITED
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.11M |
| Current assets | £7.05M |
| Cash | £2.33M |
| Debtors | £4.72M |
| Net assets | £9.11M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-06-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-06-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2015-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs MARKEY HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2015-07-01➕MARKEY, Mairead appointeddirector
- 2015-07-01➕MARKEY, Mark Allan appointeddirector
- 2015-07-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MARKEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Allan Markey Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
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