M.E.L DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
SC856669 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-07-24
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 4 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
  • · Opportunity score: 76 → 67
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 80
  • · PSC count: 3 → 0
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 4 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
  • ↓Opportunity score: 76 → 67
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 80
  • ↓PSC count: 3 → 0
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (25/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
No filing history
0
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
70
Good data coverage for analysis.
Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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    Company incorporated
    As M.E.L DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2025-07-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Block 2, Unit 3 Inveresk Industrial Estate
Musselburgh
EH21 7UL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: —