MCPHABBS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC624227 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-13
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£50.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -42% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
37 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £50,877
Cash draining
Cash down 42% YoY
Cash YoY
-42%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£48k
↓ 42% YoY
Net Worth
£51k
↑ 806% YoY
Current Assets
£193k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £56.7k | £21.5k |
| Current assets | £193.5k | £155.9k |
| Cash | £47.6k | £81.7k |
| Debtors | £132.1k | £63.1k |
| Net assets | £50.9k | £5.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20➖THYNNE, Christopher Paul resigneddirector
- 2026-03-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-27➕MALLON, Derek Hugh appointeddirector
- 2025-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-17➕THYNNE, Christopher Paul appointeddirector
- 2019-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs MCPHABBS LTD
- 2019-03-13➕MALLON, Sophie Anne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sophie Anne Mallon Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 13/03/2019 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Christopher Paul Thynneceased 10/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Colin Brooksceased 04/04/2025· significant influence
- I L M Holdings Ltdceased 23/06/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
Second Floor Airbles House
270 Airbles Road
Motherwell
ML1 3AT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MALLON, Derek Hugh→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2026-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MALLON, Sophie Anne→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2019-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THYNNE, Christopher Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-07-17 · resigned 2026-03-20
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Recent filings (37 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26