MEL NOMINEE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC706865 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-17
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.9y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1£1
Cash£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-29
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  5. 2025-05-29
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2024-04-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-11
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2022-06-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Close Leasing Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
  10. 2021-08-24
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-08-23
    MEL COSEC LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2021-08-23
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  13. 2021-08-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MEL NOMINEE LTD
  14. 2021-08-17
    WALKER, Christopher John appointed
    director
  15. 2021-08-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Muirhall Energy Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Muirhall Energy Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
MEL NOMINEE LTD
This company · SC706865

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Muirhall Energy Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/08/2021

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

3rd Floor, Maxim 10
Parklands Avenue
Motherwell
ML1 4WQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MEL COSEC LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-08-23
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Active
WALKER, Christopher John
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-08-17
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Close Leasing as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
Close Leasing Limited as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
A registered charge23/06/2022
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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-29
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-05-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-08-24
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-08-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-17