MDG CAPITAL 3 LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC566449 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-19
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
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year to Apr 2024
Net worth
£102.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -98% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
25 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £102,833
Cash draining
Cash down 98% YoY
Cash YoY
-98%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£116
↓ 98% YoY
Net Worth
£103k
↑ 111% YoY
Current Assets
£232k
↑ 6.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-04-30 | 2023-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £102.8k | £48.8k |
| Current assets | £231.9k | £217.2k |
| Cash | £116 | £6.1k |
| Debtors | £231.8k | £211.1k |
| Net assets | £102.8k | £48.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-06-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-06-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-06-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-06-01➕MCDERMOTT, Jason Daniel appointeddirector
- 2017-06-01➕MCDERMOTT, William Michael appointeddirector
- 2017-06-01➕MUIR, Iain Campbell appointeddirector
- 2017-05-19🏢Company incorporatedAs MDG CAPITAL 3 LIMITED
- 2017-05-19➕MCDERMOTT, Darren George appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 Darren George Mcdermott Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112
Registered office
Mcdermott House
Tweed Place
Perth
PH1 1TJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
MCDERMOTT, Darren George→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCDERMOTT, Jason Daniel→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-06-01
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MCDERMOTT, William Michael→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2017-06-01
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MUIR, Iain Campbell→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2017-06-01
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Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-05-05