MCBENLEO CIC

🌱Startupactive
SC859990 · ltd · incorporated 2025-08-22
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
  • 81299Other cleaning services
  • 88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
4 filings
60
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.

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 (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-10-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-10-01
    DARAMOLA, Abidemi Opeyemi resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-01
    AJAYI, Kayode Sunday appointed
    director
  5. 2025-09-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-08-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MCBENLEO CIC
  7. 2025-08-22
    DARAMOLA, Blessing Joseph appointed
    director
  8. 2025-08-22
    DARAMOLA, Abidemi Opeyemi appointed
    director
  9. 2025-08-22
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 0.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Blessing Joseph Daramola
Individual · Nigerian · DOB 03/1984 · age 42
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control22/08/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Abidemi Opeyemi Daramolaceased 21/10/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2025-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

4 Orkney Drive
Kilmarnock
KA3 2HP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last:

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

AJAYI, Kayode Sunday
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-09-01
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DARAMOLA, Blessing Joseph
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-08-22
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Active
DARAMOLA, Abidemi Opeyemi
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-08-22 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (4 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-01
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2025-08-22