MCI ELECTRONICS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC404703 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-03
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£234.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33130
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33140SIC 33140
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £234,919
Net assets shrinking
Down £41,930 YoY
Cash YoY
+7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£207k
↑ 7.3% YoY
Net Worth
£235k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£281k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£66k£132k£199k£265k£331kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£279.4k£321.3k
Current assets£280.6k£330.9k
Cash£206.9k£192.7k
Net assets£234.9k£276.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-27
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  2. 2024-12-31
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  3. 2023-12-30
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  4. 2023-03-30
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  5. 2022-03-30
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  6. 2021-03-31
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  7. 2020-03-11
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  8. 2020-03-11
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  9. 2019-12-30
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  10. 2019-02-22
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  11. 2019-02-21
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  12. 2019-02-21
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  13. 2019-01-28
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    MCINTOSH, Claire Wilson resigned
    director
  14. 2018-12-27
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  15. 2018-12-17
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  16. 2018-11-06
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    MCINTOSH, Stephanie appointed
    director
  17. 2017-12-28
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  18. 2013-04-05
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    MCINTOSH, Claire Wilson appointed
    director
  19. 2011-08-03
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    Company incorporated
    As MCI ELECTRONICS LIMITED
  20. 2011-08-03
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, James Lennox appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Lennox Mcintosh
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares04/08/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Claire Wilson Mcintoshceased 28/01/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2011-08-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33130 — SIC 33130

Registered office

27 Castle Road
Bankside Industrial Estate
Falkirk
Stirlingshire
FK2 7UY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCINTOSH, James Lennox→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-08-03
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Active
MCINTOSH, Stephanie→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-11-06
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Active
MCINTOSH, Claire Wilson→
director · ~41y · appointed 2013-04-05 · resigned 2019-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
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accounts · AA
2025-12-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-23
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accounts · AA
2024-12-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
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accounts · AA
2023-12-30
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accounts · AA
2023-03-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
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accounts · AA
2022-03-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
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accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-12
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officers · CH01
2020-03-11