MAC BET LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC054563 · ltd · incorporated 1973-11-20
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
£434.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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. 3 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
4 live charges · oldest 48.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 48.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 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
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £434,525
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£435k
↑ 169% YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↑ 70% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £443.7k | £176.6k |
| Current assets | £41.5k | £24.4k |
| Net assets | £434.5k | £161.4k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2015-08-01➖FARQUHAR, Alexander Donaldson, Mister resignedsecretary
- 2015-08-01➖FARQUHAR, Alexander Donaldson, Mister resigneddirector
- 2011-11-23➕FARQUHAR, Paul Alex appointeddirector
- 2011-11-23➖DOBIE, William Gray resigneddirector
- 2010-09-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1993-10-11🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1993-10-11🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1989-11-26➖HENDERSON, Neil George resigneddirector
- 1989-11-26➖MCLEOD, Alexander John resigneddirector
- 1988-08-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1977-07-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1973-11-20🏢Company incorporatedAs MAC BET LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Alex Farquhar Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Property · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLS MULTON PROPERTY PARTNERSHIP LIMITED→ SC799272 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MIMI HENRY LTD→ SC858531 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MIMO LETTINGS LTD→ SC698856 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| MIRO PROPERTY INVESTMENT LTD→ SC787121 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MK ENTERPRISE ED UK LTD→ SC847245 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MM PROPERTY LEASING LIMITED→ SC732703 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| MODERNDWELL DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ SC797978 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MOFFAT ENTERPRISE LTD→ SC838744 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| MOFFAT PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD→ SC867007 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MOLEK DEVELOPERS LTD→ SC868650 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MONTGOMERY VALLEY INVESTMENTS LTD→ SC568975 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| MONTREAL PROPERTY LTD→ SC467670 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-11-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
5 Deanhaugh Street, Edinburgh
Deanhaugh Street
Edinburgh
EH4 1LU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
FARQUHAR, Paul Alex→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2011-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FARQUHAR, Alexander Donaldson, Mister→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2015-08-01
DOBIE, William Gray→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · resigned 2011-11-23
FARQUHAR, Alexander Donaldson, Mister→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2015-08-01
HENDERSON, Neil George→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1989-11-26
MCLEOD, Alexander John→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1989-11-26
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 11/10/1993 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 11/10/1993 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 17/08/1988 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 07/07/1977 | 17/09/2010 |
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Recent filings (104 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-09-11