MBA VENTURES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC557607 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-6.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -73% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,475
Cash draining
Cash down 73% YoY
Cash YoY
-73%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£125
↓ 73% YoY
Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£6k-£5k-£4k-£2k-£924£464Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-6.5k£-6.1k
Cash£125£464
Net assets£-6.5k£-6.1k

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
2
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
    MACINTYRE, Ronald resigned
    director
  2. 2026-03-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-03-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-01-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2019-01-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-01-08
    MASON, Alistair Todd appointed
    director
  15. 2018-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-02-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2017-02-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MBA VENTURES LTD
  18. 2017-02-14
    MACINTYRE, Ronald appointed
    director
  19. 2017-02-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-27

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-02-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Tigh Dubh
Strontian
Acharacle
PH36 4HY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-27OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MASON, Alistair Todd
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-01-08
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Active
MACINTYRE, Ronald
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-02-14 · resigned 2026-03-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-12