MT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC696467 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-21
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical testing and analysis
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74901Environmental consulting activities
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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

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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-23
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  3. 2024-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-03-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-05-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-04-21
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    Company incorporated
    As MT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS LTD
  10. 2021-04-21
    TELFER, Martin appointed
    director
  11. 2021-04-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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 64. 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Telfer
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71200 — Technical testing and analysis

Registered office

57a Union Street
Hamilton
ML3 6NF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TELFER, Martin
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-04-21
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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-28
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-05-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-04-21