MALYON GROUP LTD

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SC663467 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-08
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£-39.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of property unit trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £39,390

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£927
Net Worth
-£39k
Current Assets
£23k
Current Liabilities
-£39k-£27k-£14k-£2k£10k£23kJun 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-06-30
Total assets£-39.4k
Current assets£22.9k
Cash£927
Debtors£21.9k
Net assets£-39.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-12-03
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  6. 2024-03-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-08
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    Company incorporated
    As MALYON GROUP LTD
  12. 2020-06-08
    MALYON, Laurence Shaw appointed
    director
  13. 2020-06-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MALYON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-12-03: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Laurence Shaw Malyon
Individual · British · DOB 07/1996 · age 30
75100%
75-100% shares08/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-06-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64305 — Activities of property unit trusts

Registered office

41 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh
EH2 4HQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MALYON, Laurence Shaw
director · ~30y · appointed 2020-06-08
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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-12
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26