GM MACKENZIE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC143146 · ltd · incorporated 1993-03-10
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 24.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 24.7y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
128 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-22📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2025-12-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-12-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-25📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2021-10-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-07-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-06-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-06-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-04📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2019-05-31➕BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-05-31➕BONE, Graeme Morrison appointeddirector
- 2019-05-31➕OAG, Stuart Charles appointeddirector
- 2019-05-31➖MILNE, Gordon Bruce resigneddirector
- 2012-08-18➖MILNE, Esther Mary resignedsecretary
- 2008-12-01➕MILNE, Esther Mary appointedsecretary
- 2008-12-01➖MUIR, James resignedsecretary
- 2007-07-01➖SWANSON BROWNE, Henry resigneddirector
- 2004-09-30➖MILNE, Gordon Bruce resignedsecretary
- 2004-09-14➕MUIR, James appointedsecretary
- 2002-03-28➖MILNE, Esther Mary resignedsecretary
- 2002-03-28➕MILNE, Gordon Bruce appointedsecretary
- 2002-03-28➕SWANSON BROWNE, Henry appointeddirector
- 2001-08-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 1993-04-05➖MIDDLETON, Sandra Elizabeth resignednominee-secretary
- 1993-04-05➕MILNE, Esther Mary appointedsecretary
- 1993-04-05➖MCNIVEN, Alan Ross resignednominee-director
- 1993-04-05➕MILNE, Gordon Bruce appointeddirector
- 1993-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs GM MACKENZIE LIMITED
- 1993-03-10➕MIDDLETON, Sandra Elizabeth appointednominee-secretary
- 1993-03-10➕MCNIVEN, Alan Ross appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Drum Development Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Drum Development Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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GM MACKENZIE LIMITED
This company · SC143146
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Drum Development Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/07/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Miss Carole Anne Fergusonceased 06/02/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Gordon Bruce Milneceased 30/07/2019· 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-03-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
C/O Brodies Llp
110 Queen Street
Glasgow
G1 3BX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BONE, Graeme Morrison→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OAG, Stuart Charles→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MIDDLETON, Sandra Elizabeth→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1993-03-10 · resigned 1993-04-05
MILNE, Esther Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2012-08-18
MILNE, Esther Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-04-05 · resigned 2002-03-28
MILNE, Gordon Bruce→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-03-28 · resigned 2004-09-30
MUIR, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-09-14 · resigned 2008-12-01
MCNIVEN, Alan Ross→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1993-03-10 · resigned 1993-04-05
MILNE, Gordon Bruce→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1993-04-05 · resigned 2019-05-31
SWANSON BROWNE, Henry→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2002-03-28 · resigned 2007-07-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 20/08/2001 | 22/12/2025 |
Recent filings (128 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-28
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-24