ML1 INVEST LTD

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SC607718 · ltd · incorporated 2018-09-10
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.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · oldest 6.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-06-30
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  3. 2024-05-25
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  4. 2023-04-26
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  5. 2022-10-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2022-09-29
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  7. 2022-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2022-06-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2022-06-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2022-06-09
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  12. 2022-06-09
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    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2022-06-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2022-06-09
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    Charge satisfied #3
  15. 2022-06-09
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    Charge satisfied #2
  16. 2022-06-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2022-06-08
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  18. 2022-06-08
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  19. 2022-06-08
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  20. 2021-07-13
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  21. 2021-06-30
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  22. 2021-06-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  23. 2021-06-28
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  24. 2021-04-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  25. 2021-04-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  26. 2020-05-04
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  27. 2019-07-30
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    mortgage · MR01
  28. 2019-07-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  29. 2018-09-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ML1 INVEST LTD
  30. 2018-09-10
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    LINDEN, Ulf Thomas Mikael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ulf Thomas Mikael Linden
Individual · Swedish · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/09/2018

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-09-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

4 Muirhead Drive
Motherwell
ML1 5TG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LINDEN, Ulf Thomas Mikael→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-09-10
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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property29/09/2022—
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property08/06/2022—
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property08/06/2022—
outstanding
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property08/06/2022—
satisfied
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property28/06/202109/06/2022
satisfied
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property22/04/202109/06/2022
satisfied
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property29/07/201909/06/2022
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Recent filings (26 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-06-10
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mortgage · MR04
2022-06-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-06-09