MCMENON ENGINEERING SERVICES (ASIA) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC613614 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-14

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£1

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (70/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

21 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30
Total assets	£1
Net assets	£1

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-03
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-17
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-04
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-11-14
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Company incorporated
As MCMENON ENGINEERING SERVICES (ASIA) LIMITED
2018-11-14
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INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-11-14
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PUTHRAN, Anand Balaji appointed
director
2018-11-14
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100

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.
+No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.)

Group structure

Mcmenon Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mcmenon Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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MCMENON ENGINEERING SERVICES (ASIA) LIMITED

This company · SC613614

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mcmenon Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	26/11/2025
Mr Anand Balaji Puthran Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	14/11/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mcmenon Associates Limitedceased 26/11/2025· 75-100% shares

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

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Similar companies

Active · Holding company · AB postcode area

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THE RUTLAND (EDINBURGH) LIMITED→ SC247306 · est 2003	£6.24M £5.31M–£7.18M	—	£6.24M	—	23y	82	77y
DIRECTIONAL DRILLING DYNAMICS LIMITED→ SC119569 · est 1989	£662.1k £562.8k–£761.4k	—	£662.1k	—	36y	81	74y
ABERDEEN MOTOR TRAWLERS LIMITED→ SC031156 · est 1955	£564.5k £479.8k–£649.1k	—	£564.5k	—	70y	80	77y
HERD HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC254945 · est 2003	£236.6k £201.1k–£272.1k	—	£236.6k	—	22y	82	78y
THE DON FISHING COMPANY (TRAWLING) LIMITED→ SC133042 · est 1991	£172.7k £146.8k–£198.6k	—	£172.7k	—	34y	82	77y
CULLEN HOUSE GARDENS LIMITED→ SC089719 · est 1984	£20.1k £17.1k–£23.1k	—	£20.1k	—	41y	81	86y
CAITHNESS FISHSELLING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC050753 · est 1972	£17.5k £14.9k–£20.1k	—	£17.5k	—	54y	80	77y
WOOD & DAVIDSON LIMITED→ SC004296 · est 1899	£11.3k £9.6k–£12.9k	—	£11.3k	—	127y	82	77y
ABERDEEN NEAR WATER TRAWLERS LIMITED→ SC033276 · est 1958	£11.2k £9.6k–£12.9k	—	£11.2k	—	67y	80	77y
LONDON SHETLAND SECURITIES LIMITED→ SC192120 · est 1998	£5.6k £4.8k–£6.5k	—	£5.6k	—	27y	82	69y
DON FISHING COMPANY (FRASERBURGH) LIMITED (THE)→ SC092365 · est 1985	£2.0k £1.7k–£2.3k	—	£2.0k	—	41y	82	77y
BANFFSHIRE FISHSELLING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC054512 · est 1973	£2 £2–£2	—	£2	—	52y	82	77y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2018-11-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Carden Place

Aberdeen

AB10 1UT

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-27

Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-11-14

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Active

PUTHRAN, Anand Balaji→

director · ~50y · appointed 2018-11-14

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Active

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-12-18

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-03

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2025-12-03

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-12-03

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2025-11-17

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-11-05

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2025-09-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-12-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-13

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2022-12-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-11-03

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2022-05-17