BRUCE MACKENZIE LIMITED

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SC157265 · ltd · incorporated 1995-04-10
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.8y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees1100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-07-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2022-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-11-04
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-06-23
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    MACKENZIE, Rhona Margaret appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-06-23
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    DOUGAL, Robert Ross resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-04-08
    ➖
    MACKAY, George Hector resigned
    director
  20. 2006-12-12
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    MACKAY, George Hector appointed
    director
  21. 2006-12-12
    ➖
    STRACHAN, Alexander resigned
    director
  22. 2005-10-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2004-09-21
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    DOUGAL, Robert Ross appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-09-21
    ➖
    PYPER, Jackson Bell resigned
    secretary
  25. 1996-07-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise Company Limited
  26. 1996-07-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 1995-06-16
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Bruce appointed
    director
  28. 1995-06-16
    ➕
    PYPER, Jackson Bell appointed
    secretary
  29. 1995-06-16
    ➖
    D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1995-06-16
    ➖
    COUTTS, Maureen Sheila resigned
    nominee-director
  31. 1995-06-16
    ➕
    STRACHAN, Alexander appointed
    director
  32. 1995-04-10
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    Company incorporated
    As BRUCE MACKENZIE LIMITED
  33. 1995-04-10
    ➕
    D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1995-04-10
    ➕
    COUTTS, Maureen Sheila appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 "MACKENZIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

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 Bruce Mackenzie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-04-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Suil Na Mara
Lochinver
Sutherland
IV27 4LJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MACKENZIE, Rhona Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKENZIE, Bruce→
director · ~60y · appointed 1995-06-16
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Active
DOUGAL, Robert Ross→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-21 · resigned 2008-06-23
Resigned
PYPER, Jackson Bell→
secretary · appointed 1995-06-16 · resigned 2004-09-21
Resigned
D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-04-10 · resigned 1995-06-16
Resigned
COUTTS, Maureen Sheila→
nominee-director · appointed 1995-04-10 · resigned 1995-06-16
Resigned
MACKAY, George Hector→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-12-12 · resigned 2008-04-08
Resigned
STRACHAN, Alexander→
director · ~79y · appointed 1995-06-16 · resigned 2006-12-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise Company
Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise Company Limited
Mortgage1 property01/07/199608/10/2005
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Mortgage1 property01/07/199627/07/2023

Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-19