MCBLAIN AND DAVIS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC534607 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-05
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-05-05
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2020-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-04-24
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-02-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-05-15
    ➖
    SYNERGY (SECRETARIES) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2018-05-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-05-15
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2018-02-15
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  18. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MCBLAIN AND DAVIS LTD
  20. 2016-05-05
    ➕
    MCBLAIN, Mary appointed
    director
  21. 2016-05-05
    ➕
    SYNERGY (SECRETARIES) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

98/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCBLAIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Miss Mary Helen Mcblain
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/05/2016

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
Incorporated2016-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Alloway Business Centre
Alloway Place
Ayr
KA7 2AA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCBLAIN, Mary→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SYNERGY (SECRETARIES) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-05-05 · resigned 2018-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-28