MID-CENTURY PROJECTS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC610255 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-08
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£317.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
22 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £317,540
Net assets shrinking
Down £45,601 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£318k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£325k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£76k£151k£227k£302k£378kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£318.2k£363.1k
Current assets£324.9k£377.9k
Net assets£317.5k£363.1k

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.

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2022-02-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-02-07
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    withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-register
    officers · EW02
  9. 2021-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-10
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  11. 2020-10-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-10-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As MID-CENTURY PROJECTS LIMITED
  16. 2018-10-08
    ➕
    GLEESON, David Thomas appointed
    director
  17. 2018-10-08
    ➕
    GLEESON, Helen Mary appointed
    director
  18. 2018-10-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 David Thomas Gleeson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/10/2018
Ms Helen Mary Gleeson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/10/2018

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
Incorporated2018-10-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Suite 4 32 Kempock Street
Gourock
PA19 1NA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GLEESON, David Thomas→
director · ~72y · appointed 2018-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLEESON, Helen Mary→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-08
withdrawal-of-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-from-the-public-register
officers · EW02
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-08-10