MCKINLEY MEATS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC559777 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£51.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -84% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
21 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £51,358
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,035 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 84% YoY
Cash YoY
-84%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↓ 84% YoY
Net Worth
£51k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£79k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£18k£37k£55k£74k£92kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£100.6k£53.4k
Current assets£78.6k£92.0k
Cash£9.3k£57.0k
Debtors£67.0k£33.4k
Net assets£51.4k£53.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2019-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-02-05
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    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2017-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As MCKINLEY MEATS LIMITED
  12. 2017-03-08
    ➕
    MCKINLEY, John appointed
    director
  13. 2017-03-08
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    MCKINLEY, Sharlene appointed
    director
  14. 2017-03-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

94/100
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
  • +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 "MCKINLEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 John Mckinley
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
25–50%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting08/03/2017
Mrs Sharlene Mckinley
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/03/2017

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
Incorporated2017-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

65 Glenhead Drive
Motherwell
Lanarkshire
ML1 2DS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCKINLEY, John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-03-08
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MCKINLEY, Sharlene→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-03-08
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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-01