MCSQUARED PRINTERS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC643348 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-02
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£84.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £84,415
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£308k
Net Worth
£84k
Current Assets
£515k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £285.4k |
| Current assets | £515.1k |
| Cash | £307.8k |
| Debtors | £207.3k |
| Net assets | £84.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-01➕GRIFFITHS, John appointeddirector
- 2025-03-04📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-05📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-10-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) LTD
- 2019-10-02🏢Company incorporatedAs MCSQUARED PRINTERS LIMITED
- 2019-10-02➕GRIFFITHS, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2019-10-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Nicola Griffiths Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/10/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129
Registered office
Pavillion 3 Esk Accountancy, Satellite Park
Macmerry
Tranent
EH33 1RY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GRIFFITHS, John→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-05-01
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GRIFFITHS, Nicola→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-10-02
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) Advantedge Commercial Finance (North) LTD | A registered charge | — | 07/10/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-12
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-03