MEGLAB HOLDINGS LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC874413 · ltd · incorporated 2026-01-08
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-02-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-02-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-02-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2026-02-04
    STEVENSON, Timothy Stewart appointed
    director
  9. 2026-02-04
    ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles resigned
    director
  10. 2026-02-04
    GARDNER, Ross Scott resigned
    director
  11. 2026-01-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MEGLAB HOLDINGS LTD
  12. 2026-01-08
    STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2026-01-08
    ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles appointed
    director
  14. 2026-01-08
    GARDNER, Ross Scott appointed
    director
  15. 2026-01-08
    📄
    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.
  • +Young company: Only 0.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

2 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles resigned 2026-02-04; GARDNER, Ross Scott resigned 2026-02-04

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-02-05: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy Stewart Stevenson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/02/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Stronachs Nominees Limitedceased 04/02/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2026-01-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Coach House
29 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-08
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last:

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2026-01-08
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Active
STEVENSON, Timothy Stewart
director · ~49y · appointed 2026-02-04
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Active
ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles
director · ~37y · appointed 2026-01-08 · resigned 2026-02-04
Resigned
GARDNER, Ross Scott
director · ~49y · appointed 2026-01-08 · resigned 2026-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-01-08