MDC TREE SURGERY LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £99.2k | £103.6k |
| Current assets | £77.0k | £79.2k |
| Net assets | £36.0k | £40.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
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Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-21🏢Company incorporatedAs MDC TREE SURGERY LTD
- 2021-05-21➕COMBE, Mike appointeddirector
- 2021-05-21📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mike Combe Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/05/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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