M & G ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC594257 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-12
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
£102.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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 (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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
28 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 £102,372

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£102k
↑ 129% YoY
Current Assets
£101k
↑ 447% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£41k£61k£82k£102kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£102.4k£44.8k
Current assets£100.9k£18.4k
Net assets£102.4k£44.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-15
    ➖
    ARNOLD, Mari-Anne resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-01-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-01-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-12-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2018-12-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-12-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-12-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-10-26
    ➕
    ARNOLD, Mari-Anne appointed
    director
  20. 2018-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As M & G ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD
  21. 2018-04-12
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, Grant appointed
    director

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 Grant Williamson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1987 · age 39
75–100%
—75-100% shares12/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

1 Melville Terrace
Stirling
FK8 2ND
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WILLIAMSON, Grant→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-04-12
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Active
ARNOLD, Mari-Anne→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-10-26 · resigned 2025-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-20