GILLIAN MCKEE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
NI035377 · ltd · incorporated 1998-12-22
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
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£138.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 15.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £138,175
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£138k
Current Assets
£644k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £208.7k |
| Current assets | £644.4k |
| Net assets | £138.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-04-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-08➖MCKEE, David Samuel resigneddirector
- 2010-08-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2010-08-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 1998-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs GILLIAN MCKEE LIMITED
- 1998-12-22➕MCKEE, Gillian Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 1998-12-22➕MCKEE, Gillian Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1998-12-22➕MCKEE, David Samuel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCKEE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Gillian Elizabeth Mckee Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-12-22
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Registered office
248 Upper Newtownards Road
Belfast
BT4 3EU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-26
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MCKEE, Gillian Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 1998-12-22
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MCKEE, Gillian Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 1998-12-22
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MCKEE, David Samuel→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 1998-12-22 · resigned 2015-07-08
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland | Circular guarantee and indemnity | 1 property | 03/08/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 03/08/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (81 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
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2026-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-22