MCDUFF CORNER LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC647865 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-22

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 Oct 2025

Net worth

£2.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

18 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,995

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

Current Assets

£18k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-10-31
Total assets	£3.1k
Current assets	£17.8k
Net assets	£2.0k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand

2026-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-08
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-01-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-15
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-22
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Company incorporated
As MCDUFF CORNER LTD
2019-11-22
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MAHMOOD KHAN, Qaisar appointed
director
2019-11-22
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100

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.
+No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

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 Qaisar Mahmood Khan Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	22/11/2019

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

Incorporated2019-11-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

Main Avenue Main Avenue

East Wemyss

Kirkcaldy

KY1 4PJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-07-31

Last made up to: 2025-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-05

Last: 2025-11-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MAHMOOD KHAN, Qaisar→

director · ~50y · appointed 2019-11-22

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Active

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-08

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2026-04-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-25

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-08-19

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

accounts · AAMD

2025-05-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-01-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-08-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-08-23

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-03-15

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

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-03-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-08-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-09