MK RETAIL ONE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC524224 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-14
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
56/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-02-20
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2018-02-20
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2017-12-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2016-10-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2016-10-01
    BRAYBROOK, Matthew John appointed
    director
  6. 2016-08-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2016-08-12
    📄
    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  8. 2016-08-10
    WAREHOUSE19 INVESTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  9. 2016-08-10
    MCNEILL, Kieran resigned
    director
  10. 2016-06-09
    MJL ACCOUNTING (EDINBURGH) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2016-06-09
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  12. 2016-06-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2016-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MK RETAIL ONE LIMITED
  14. 2016-01-14
    MCNEILL, Kieran appointed
    director
  15. 2016-01-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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 "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-02-20

Group structure

Warehouse19 Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Warehouse19 Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
MK RETAIL ONE LIMITED
This company · SC524224

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Warehouse19 Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares09/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

28 Lady Nairne Crescent
Edinburgh
EH8 7PF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

MJL ACCOUNTING (EDINBURGH) LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-06-09
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Active
BRAYBROOK, Matthew John
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-10-01
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Active
WAREHOUSE19 INVESTMENTS LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2016-08-10
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Active
MCNEILL, Kieran
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-01-14 · resigned 2016-08-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2018-02-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2017-12-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-10-13
legacy
return · CS01
2016-09-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-08-12
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2016-08-12
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2016-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-06-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2016-01-14