MCPAKE TRUCK & TRAILER SERVICES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC662416 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-28
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
£218.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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: 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £218,743
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£219k
↑ 111% YoY
Current Assets
£159k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £332.9k | £158.4k |
| Current assets | £158.8k | £128.4k |
| Net assets | £218.7k | £103.4k |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-06➕MCPAKE, Barry Lennon appointeddirector
- 2025-10-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-20📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-05-28🏢Company incorporatedAs MCPAKE TRUCK & TRAILER SERVICES LTD
- 2020-05-28➕MCPAKE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-05-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCPAKE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Barry Lennon Mcpake Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2024 |
Mr Michael Mcpake Individual · British · DOB 11/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/05/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
Langside Farm Craigens Road
Newhouse
Motherwell
ML1 5SX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCPAKE, Barry Lennon→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCPAKE, Michael→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2020-05-28
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-20