MEL COSEC LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC626543 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-03
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
26 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Current assets | £1 | £1 |
| Cash | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-11➕SCOTT, Mark Wilburn appointeddirector
- 2025-06-11➖FRAIN, Mhairi resigneddirector
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-05-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-13➕MATHESON, Scott appointeddirector
- 2022-04-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-16➕MCINTOSH, Sarah Louise appointeddirector
- 2021-12-16➖KENNEDY, Bryan Ross resigneddirector
- 2021-12-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-28➕FRAIN, Mhairi appointeddirector
- 2021-05-28➕KENNEDY, Bryan Ross appointeddirector
- 2021-05-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-23➕WALKER, Alison Claire appointeddirector
- 2019-04-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-04-03🏢Company incorporatedAs MEL COSEC LTD
- 2019-04-03➕WALKER, Christopher John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Muirhall Energy Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Muirhall Energy Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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MEL COSEC LTD
This company · SC626543
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Muirhall Energy Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/04/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
3rd Floor, Maxim 10
Parklands Avenue
Motherwell
ML1 4WQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
MATHESON, Scott→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCINTOSH, Sarah Louise→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-12-16
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SCOTT, Mark Wilburn→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-06-11
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WALKER, Alison Claire→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-04-23
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WALKER, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRAIN, Mhairi→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-05-28 · resigned 2025-06-11
KENNEDY, Bryan Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-05-28 · resigned 2021-12-16
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-13