M-CUBED COACHING LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC712200 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-14
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-20.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 73110Advertising agencies
  • 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 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £20,575

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£21k
↓ 161% YoY
Current Assets
£35
↓ 93% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£21k-£16k-£12k-£8k-£4k£534Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-20.6k£-7.9k
Current assets£35£534
Net assets£-20.6k£-7.9k

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-06-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-10-14
    MARSHALL, Shirley Catherine appointed
    director
  5. 2024-07-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-08-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As M-CUBED COACHING LTD
  9. 2021-10-14
    MARSHALL, David Alexander appointed
    director
  10. 2021-10-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Alexander Marshall
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting14/10/2021

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
Incorporated2021-10-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

8 Duart Way
Elgin
IV30 8AY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MARSHALL, David Alexander
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-10-14
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Active
MARSHALL, Shirley Catherine
director · ~57y · appointed 2024-10-14
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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-14