MCEDGE LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.5y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ecapital Commercial Finance (North) Limited
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-12-17✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-03-23🏢Company incorporatedAs MCEDGE LTD
- 2021-03-23➕FINLAY, Alan Charles appointeddirector
- 2021-03-23➕MURPHY, Alan appointeddirector
- 2021-03-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-05
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Charles Finlay Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/03/2021 |
Mr Alan Murphy Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/03/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ecapital Commercial Finance (North) Ecapital Commercial Finance (North) Limited | A registered charge | — | 31/10/2024 | — |