MICON (MCS) LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC750247 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-14
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£21.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £21,200
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£21k
Current Assets
£39k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £22.2k |
| Current assets | £39.5k |
| Net assets | £21.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-06➕DAVEY, Barbara Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2025-09-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs MICON (MCS) LTD
- 2022-11-14➕DAVEY, Michael William appointeddirector
- 2022-11-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Barbara Elizabeth Davey Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/09/2025 |
Mr Michael William Davey Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/11/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Professional services · PA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOSSEDGE PAISLEY LTD→ SC883525 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NATURALLY COMPLIANT LIMITED→ SC524259 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| NORTH OF SCOTLAND FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD→ SC676976 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| NXGEN GLOBAL LIMITED→ SC676111 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| OPTIMUM WIND INSPECTIONS LTD→ SC828829 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| PEDEN ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ SC178886 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| PEKE FABRICATION LTD→ SC799924 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| POD SUBSEA CONTRACTORS LIMITED→ SC666683 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| POLASSIST LIMITED→ SC707665 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| PRESENT VALUE CONSULTANCY LTD→ SC837772 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| PRINCEPS BID SERVICES LTD→ SC833340 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| PROCON SERVICES LTD→ SC585284 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
21 Seedhill
Paisley
PA1 1JE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DAVEY, Barbara Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVEY, Michael William→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (13 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-14