MGC TECHNICAL SERVICE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC558955 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-28
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28410
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: medium (78/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-04-21
    PAWLICZEK-CEMPIEL, Magdalena resigned
    director
  7. 2021-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2020-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-04-01
    PAWLICZEK-CEMPIEL, Magdalena appointed
    director
  12. 2020-03-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-11-30
    PAWLICZEK-CEMPIEL, Magdalena resigned
    director
  14. 2019-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-06-30
    PAWLICZEK-CEMPIEL, Magdalena appointed
    director
  18. 2017-02-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MGC TECHNICAL SERVICE LTD
  19. 2017-02-28
    CEMPIEL, Grzegorz Piotr appointed
    director
  20. 2017-02-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

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
Mr Grzegorz Piotr Cempiel
Individual · Polish · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC28410 — SIC 28410

Registered office

67 Montgomery Road
Aberdeen
AB24 2XN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CEMPIEL, Grzegorz Piotr
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-02-28
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Active
PAWLICZEK-CEMPIEL, Magdalena
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-04-01 · resigned 2022-04-21
Resigned
PAWLICZEK-CEMPIEL, Magdalena
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-06-30 · resigned 2019-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-17