MARCO VALVE CORP.
💤Zombieactive
SC630623 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2019-05-16
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-27 | 2024-12-27 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-20➕WU, Xianhong appointeddirector
- 2019-05-20➖EDDO, Mark Omorowa Segun resigneddirector
- 2019-05-20➕WU, Xianhong appointeddirector
- 2019-05-20➖WU, Xianhong resigneddirector
- 2019-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-05-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs MARCO VALVE CORP.
- 2019-05-16➕EDDO, Mark Omorowa Segun appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
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 |
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Ms Xianhong Wu Individual · Chinese · DOB 03/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 20/05/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Mark Omorowa Segun Eddoceased 20/05/2019· 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2019-05-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-27
Last made up to: 2025-12-27
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-10
Last: 2025-12-27
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
WU, Xianhong→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2019-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EDDO, Mark Omorowa Segun→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-05-16 · resigned 2019-05-20
WU, Xianhong→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2019-05-20 · resigned 2019-05-20
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Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-08