MCGILL MICROWAVE SYSTEMS LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC630441 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-14
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 May 2025
Net worth
£2.89M
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 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 £2,885,987
Cash YoY
+47%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.1m
↑ 47% YoY
Net Worth
£2.9m
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£3.8m
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.89M | £2.50M |
| Current assets | £3.81M | £3.14M |
| Cash | £2.10M | £1.43M |
| Debtors | £348.8k | £466.4k |
| Net assets | £2.89M | £2.50M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-05-14🏢Company incorporatedAs MCGILL MICROWAVE SYSTEMS LTD
- 2019-05-14➕MCGILL, Liam Scott appointeddirector
- 2019-05-14➕MCGILL, Ross Michael appointeddirector
- 2019-05-14➕MCGILL, Ryan Craig appointeddirector
- 2019-05-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCGILL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ryan Craig Mcgill Individual · British · DOB 03/1991 · age 35 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/05/2019 |
Mr Ross Michael Mcgill Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/05/2019 |
Mr Liam Scott Mcgill Individual · British · DOB 02/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/05/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760
Registered office
17 West Vows Walk
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 1RX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MCGILL, Liam Scott→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2019-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGILL, Ross Michael→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2019-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGILL, Ryan Craig→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2019-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (14 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-06-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-05-14