MACKENZIE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC073177 · ltd · incorporated 1980-11-19
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 42.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 42.6y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 42.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
20 officers (5 active, 20 linked, 15 with DOB)
85
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
134 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.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £7,260,111

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Profit before tax£7.26M£6.22M
Average employees29227200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-25
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    BRAMLEY, Mark Stuart resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-05-01
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    Charge satisfied #2
  6. 2025-01-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-01-01
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    HARVEY, Scott Daniel appointed
    director
  8. 2024-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-10-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-10-03
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    BRAMLEY, Mark Stuart appointed
    director
  14. 2022-04-01
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    MONTGOMERY, Alan appointed
    director
  15. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-08-23
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    NOBLETT, James resigned
    director
  21. 2017-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-08-01
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    second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
    document-replacement · RP04TM01
  23. 2017-07-31
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    DALRYMPLE, Andrew Michael appointed
    secretary
  24. 2017-07-31
    ➖
    LAMB, Brian resigned
    secretary
  25. 2017-07-31
    ➖
    LAMB, Brian resigned
    director
  26. 2017-04-01
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    WILSON, Mark appointed
    director
  27. 2017-04-01
    ➕
    NOBLETT, James appointed
    director
  28. 2016-11-28
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Russell Ballantyne resigned
    director
  29. 2016-05-24
    ➖
    ROBERTON, Brian Ronald resigned
    director
  30. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Russell Ballantyne appointed
    director
  31. 2013-02-01
    ➕
    LAMB, Brian appointed
    secretary
  32. 2013-01-31
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Ronald resigned
    secretary
  33. 2013-01-31
    ➖
    SIMPSON, Ronald resigned
    director
  34. 2008-06-19
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    DALRYMPLE, Andrew Michael appointed
    director
  35. 2008-06-19
    ➕
    ROBERTON, Brian Ronald appointed
    director
  36. 2004-10-21
    ➖
    MCCULLOCH, Thomas Walker Purcell resigned
    director
  37. 2004-08-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  38. 2003-05-07
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Alasdair David resigned
    secretary
  39. 2003-05-07
    ➕
    SIMPSON, Ronald appointed
    secretary
  40. 2003-05-07
    ➖
    STEWART, Alan resigned
    director
  41. 1995-01-09
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Alasdair David resigned
    secretary
  42. 1995-01-09
    ➖
    CAMERON, William Donald Bruce resigned
    director
  43. 1995-01-09
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Alasdair David resigned
    director
  44. 1993-04-05
    ➖
    MCALONAN, William Skilling resigned
    director
  45. 1990-04-10
    ➕
    MCCULLOCH, Thomas Walker Purcell appointed
    director
  46. 1990-03-06
    ➕
    MCALONAN, William Skilling appointed
    director
  47. 1989-12-05
    ➕
    CAMERON, William Donald Bruce appointed
    director
  48. 1983-09-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  49. 1980-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As MACKENZIE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Slm Mackenzie Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Slm Mackenzie Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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MACKENZIE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
This company · SC073177

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Slm Mackenzie Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 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.

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🔒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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Burnfield Avenue
Glasgow
G46 7TL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (5 active · 15 resigned)

DALRYMPLE, Andrew Michael→
secretary · appointed 2017-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALRYMPLE, Andrew Michael→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARVEY, Scott Daniel→
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MONTGOMERY, Alan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Mark→
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAMB, Brian→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Alasdair David→
secretary · resigned 2003-05-07
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Alasdair David→
secretary · resigned 1995-01-09
Resigned
SIMPSON, Ronald→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-07 · resigned 2013-01-31
Resigned
BRAMLEY, Mark Stuart→
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-10-03 · resigned 2025-07-25
Resigned
CAMERON, William Donald Bruce→
director · ~95y · appointed 1989-12-05 · resigned 1995-01-09
Resigned
LAMB, Brian→
director · ~71y · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Alasdair David→
director · ~78y · resigned 1995-01-09
Resigned
MCALONAN, William Skilling→
director · ~97y · appointed 1990-03-06 · resigned 1993-04-05
Resigned
MCCULLOCH, Thomas Walker Purcell→
director · ~72y · appointed 1990-04-10 · resigned 2004-10-21
Resigned
NOBLETT, James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2018-08-23
Resigned
ROBERTON, Brian Ronald→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-06-19 · resigned 2016-05-24
Resigned
SIMPSON, Ronald→
director · ~79y · resigned 2013-01-31
Resigned
SIMPSON, Russell Ballantyne→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2016-11-28
Resigned
STEWART, Alan→
director · ~74y · resigned 2003-05-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property09/08/200401/05/2025
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property29/09/1983—
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Recent filings (134 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24