MCME CAPITAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC637101 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
19 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-03-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-03-20
    MARGETTS-MCEWAN, Susan Jane appointed
    director
  7. 2023-03-20
    LEE, Jonathan Nicholas resigned
    director
  8. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-02-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-02-01
    LEE, Jonathan Nicholas appointed
    director
  16. 2020-02-01
    MCEWAN, Robert Graeme resigned
    director
  17. 2019-07-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MCME CAPITAL LTD
  18. 2019-07-25
    MCEWAN, Robert Graeme appointed
    director
  19. 2019-07-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Graeme Mcewan
Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/07/2019

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
Incorporated2019-07-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

76 Hamilton Road
Motherwell
ML1 3BY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MARGETTS-MCEWAN, Susan Jane
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-03-20
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Active
LEE, Jonathan Nicholas
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-02-01 · resigned 2023-03-20
Resigned
MCEWAN, Robert Graeme
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-07-25 · resigned 2020-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-30