MB DRAINAGE SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC747455 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-16
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£48.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 37000SIC 37000
  • 39000SIC 39000
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed energy with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. 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 (58/100).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £48,571
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,129 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£49k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£22k£33k£44k£55kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-012024-03-01
Total assets£48.6k£55.8k
Current assets£20.7k£18.5k
Net assets£48.6k£54.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-04-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-04-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-10-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-09-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-02-17
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-05-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-10-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MB DRAINAGE SERVICES LTD
  13. 2022-10-16
    BRODZIAK, Michal Adrian appointed
    director
  14. 2022-10-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-15

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michal Adrian Brodziak
Individual · Polish · DOB 02/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/10/2022

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
Incorporated2022-10-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000

Registered office

11 Jamaica Street
11 Jamaica Street
Greenock
PA15 1XX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last made up to: 2025-03-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BRODZIAK, Michal Adrian
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-10-16
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Recent filings (15 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-16