MOSSGIEL LIMITED

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SC766560 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-19
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
£79.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10511
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10519SIC 10519
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.1y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £79,730

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
Net Worth
£80k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£16k£32k£48k£64k£80kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£16.0k
Net assets£79.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-27
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  4. 2025-05-23
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2024-10-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-14
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-09-30
    📄
    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  8. 2024-09-25
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2024-09-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2024-04-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2024-04-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Optimum Sme Finance Limited
  12. 2023-04-19
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    Company incorporated
    As MOSSGIEL LIMITED
  13. 2023-04-19
    CUNNINGHAM, Bryce Robert appointed
    secretary
  14. 2023-04-19
    CUNNINGHAM, Bryce Robert appointed
    director
  15. 2023-04-19
    📄
    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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bryce Robert Cunningham
Individual · British · DOB 12/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10511 — SIC 10511

Registered office

West Mossgiel Farm
Mauchline
Ayrshire
KA5 5LL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-02
Last: 2025-04-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CUNNINGHAM, Bryce Robert
secretary · appointed 2023-04-19
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Active
CUNNINGHAM, Bryce Robert
director · ~40y · appointed 2023-04-19
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Optimum Sme Finance
Optimum Sme Finance Limited
A registered charge15/04/2024
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Recent filings (13 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-05-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-14
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-09-30
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-09-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-19