MRI MONTANGUS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC692412 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-16

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

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£-1.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

20 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £1,424

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£1k

↓ 45% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-1.4k	£-980
Net assets	£-1.4k	£-980

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-19
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
📄
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-04
📄
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-28
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-17
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-19
📄
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-06-07
📄
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-06
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
📄
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2023-05-16
📄
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-02-14
📄
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-03-16
🏢
Company incorporated
As MRI MONTANGUS LIMITED
2021-03-16
➕
YOUNG, Robert James appointed
director
2021-03-16
📄
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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Robert James Young Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	16/03/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Property · DD postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
ZARS LIMITED→ SC230094 · est 2002	£3.33M £2.83M–£3.83M	—	£3.33M	—	24y	83	76y
J & E NOMINEES LIMITED→ SC237007 · est 2002	£3.06M £2.60M–£3.52M	—	£3.06M	—	23y	83	66y
JAMES KEILLER DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ SC263698 · est 2004	£656.9k £558.4k–£755.5k	—	£656.9k	—	22y	82	73y
ABZCO LTD.→ SC223809 · est 2001	£655.5k £557.2k–£753.9k	—	£655.5k	—	24y	82	77y
MNA (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC283813 · est 2005	£637.9k £542.2k–£733.6k	—	£637.9k	—	21y	83	60y
ZULCO LIMITED→ SC206358 · est 2000	£636.3k £540.8k–£731.7k	—	£636.3k	—	26y	83	85y
ENGINEERING SPREADSHEETS LTD.→ SC302290 · est 2006	£620.6k £527.5k–£713.7k	—	£620.6k	—	20y	82	66y
FLAT HOMES LIMITED→ SC231996 · est 2002	£459.7k £390.7k–£528.6k	—	£459.7k	—	24y	82	73y
A & K PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC199663 · est 1999	£77.7k £66.1k–£89.4k	—	£77.7k	—	26y	82	71y
STATION WORKS PROPERTIES LTD.→ SC083127 · est 1983	£39.9k £33.9k–£45.9k	—	£39.9k	—	43y	83	79y
ASSETFAIR LIMITED→ SC195393 · est 1999	£39.4k £33.5k–£45.3k	—	£39.4k	—	27y	82	74y
GILLANDER PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC298431 · est 2006	£38.8k £33.0k–£44.7k	—	£38.8k	—	20y	82	74y

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2021-03-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

58 Long Lane

Broughty Ferry

Dundee

DD5 1HH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-29

Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

YOUNG, Robert James→

director · ~67y · appointed 2021-03-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-04-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-17

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-06-05

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-06-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-28

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-08-17

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-08-17

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AAMD

2023-06-19

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-06-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-06-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-06