MNG CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC565838 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-13
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£212.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £212,121

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£46k
Net Worth
£212k
Current Assets
£51k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-05
Total assets£212.1k
Current assets£50.7k
Cash£45.7k
Debtors£5.0k
Net assets£212.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-05-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-05-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-05-26
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    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-05-26
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-10-11
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    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-07-01
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    COUTTS, Neil appointed
    director
  10. 2024-07-01
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    COUTTS, John Alexander Crocket resigned
    director
  11. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-13
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    Company incorporated
    As MNG CONSULTING LIMITED
  18. 2017-05-13
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    COUTTS, John Alexander Crocket appointed
    director
  19. 2017-05-13
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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 Neil Coutts
Individual · British · DOB 08/1986 · age 40
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Janice Couttsceased 01/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr John Alexander Crocket Couttsceased 01/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-05-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Farries, Kirk & Mcvean Dumfries Enterprise Park
Heathhall
Dumfries
DG1 3SJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

COUTTS, Neil→
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-07-01
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Active
COUTTS, John Alexander Crocket→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-05-13 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-22