3MAC SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10309111 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-03
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£6.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -74% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,509
Net assets shrinking
Down £30,667 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 74% YoY
Cash YoY
-74%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↓ 74% YoY
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 82% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£22k£34k£45k£56kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£6.6k£37.3k
Current assets£20.6k£56.0k
Cash£8.8k£33.9k
Debtors£11.8k£22.1k
Net assets£6.5k£37.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-03-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-12
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    address · AD01
  12. 2016-10-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2016-08-08
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    capital · SH01
  14. 2016-08-08
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-08-05
    MACKINNON, Robbie appointed
    director
  16. 2016-08-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 3MAC SYSTEMS LIMITED
  17. 2016-08-03
    DUKE, Michael appointed
    director
  18. 2016-08-03
    DUKE, Michael resigned
    director

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 Robbie Mackinnon
Individual · British · DOB 01/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/08/2016

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
Incorporated2016-08-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77210 — Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods

Registered office

The Studio, Hatherlow House Hatherlow
Romiley
Stockport
Cheshire
SK6 3DY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MACKINNON, Robbie
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-08-05
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Active
DUKE, Michael
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-08-03 · resigned 2016-08-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-14