M & S ENGINEERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC136568 · ltd · incorporated 1992-02-12

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 34.0y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 34.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

103 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28
Average employees	39	3800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-11-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-01-30
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-01-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-22
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MONK, Paul resigned
director
2025-01-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-22
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-27
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2018-08-20
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MONK, Susan resigned
secretary
2018-08-20
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MONK, Colin resigned
director
2018-08-20
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MONK, Susan resigned
director
2008-02-22
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MONK, Stephen appointed
director
2008-02-22
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MONK, Colin appointed
director
2008-02-22
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MONK, David resigned
director
2008-02-22
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MONK, Paul appointed
director
1995-07-14
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MONK, Susan appointed
secretary
1995-07-14
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STEWART, Alison June resigned
secretary
1995-07-14
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MONK, Susan appointed
director
1995-07-14
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STEWART, Alison June resigned
director
1993-04-26
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STEWART, Alison June appointed
director
1993-04-21
➖
STEWART, Alan Murdoch resigned
secretary
1993-04-21
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STEWART, Alan Murdoch resigned
director
1992-04-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1992-02-12
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Company incorporated
As M & S ENGINEERING LIMITED
1992-02-12
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HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
nominee-secretary
1992-02-12
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HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
nominee-secretary
1992-02-12
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STEWART, Alan Murdoch appointed
secretary
1992-02-12
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MONK, David appointed
director
1992-02-12
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STEWART, Alan Murdoch appointed
director
1992-02-12
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BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1992-02-12
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BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stephen Monk Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	20/08/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Paul Monkceased 22/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Susan Monkceased 20/08/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1992-02-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

East Road

Lowthertown

Eastriggs

Dumfriesshire

DG12 6TD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-14

Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

MONK, Stephen→

director · ~49y · appointed 2008-02-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HARRISON, Irene Lesley→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-02-12 · resigned 1992-02-12

Resigned

MONK, Susan→

secretary · appointed 1995-07-14 · resigned 2018-08-20

Resigned

STEWART, Alan Murdoch→

secretary · appointed 1992-02-12 · resigned 1993-04-21

Resigned

STEWART, Alison June→

secretary · resigned 1995-07-14

Resigned

MONK, Colin→

director · ~57y · appointed 2008-02-22 · resigned 2018-08-20

Resigned

MONK, David→

director · ~80y · appointed 1992-02-12 · resigned 2008-02-22

Resigned

MONK, Paul→

director · ~55y · appointed 2008-02-22 · resigned 2025-01-22

Resigned

MONK, Susan→

director · ~80y · appointed 1995-07-14 · resigned 2018-08-20

Resigned

STEWART, Alan Murdoch→

director · appointed 1992-02-12 · resigned 1993-04-21

Resigned

STEWART, Alison June→

director · ~72y · appointed 1993-04-26 · resigned 1995-07-14

Resigned

BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-02-12 · resigned 1992-02-12

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	14/04/1992	—

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Recent filings (103 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-21

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2025-02-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-11

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2025-01-30

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-01-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-01-24

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-01-22

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-01-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-10-08

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-08-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-07