MACS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC194874 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-31
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£3.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,744
Net assets shrinking
Down £606 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↓ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£4.7k£5.3k
Current assets£21.5k£27.9k
Net assets£3.7k£4.3k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-29
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    LAWRENCE, Lee Richard resigned
    director
  13. 2016-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-04-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-04-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2000-10-01
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    LAWRENCE, Alison appointed
    secretary
  18. 2000-10-01
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Alison appointed
    director
  19. 2000-09-30
    ➖
    MACCABE, Lynn resigned
    secretary
  20. 2000-09-30
    ➖
    FERGUSSON, Craig Thomas resigned
    director
  21. 2000-09-30
    ➖
    MACCABE, Lynn resigned
    director
  22. 1999-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As MACS DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
  23. 1999-03-31
    ➕
    MACCABE, Lynn appointed
    secretary
  24. 1999-03-31
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1999-03-31
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-03-31
    ➕
    FERGUSSON, Craig Thomas appointed
    director
  27. 1999-03-31
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Lee Richard appointed
    director
  28. 1999-03-31
    ➕
    MACCABE, Lynn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 26 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

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
Ms Alison Lawrence
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/07/2016

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
Incorporated1999-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

6 Atholl Crescent
Perth
PH1 5JN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

LAWRENCE, Alison→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-01
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Active
LAWRENCE, Alison→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACCABE, Lynn→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2000-09-30
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned
FERGUSSON, Craig Thomas→
director · ~57y · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2000-09-30
Resigned
LAWRENCE, Lee Richard→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2016-06-29
Resigned
MACCABE, Lynn→
director · ~65y · appointed 1999-03-31 · resigned 2000-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-10