I K MACLEOD & ASSOCIATES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC288282 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-29
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£376.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
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
50 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 £376,325

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£376k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£386k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£77k£154k£232k£309k£386kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£376.3k£283.2k
Current assets£386.2k£314.6k
Net assets£376.3k£283.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-12
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2020-09-28
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    MACLEOD, David Dunncan resigned
    director
  8. 2020-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-07
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    MACLEOD, David Dunncan appointed
    director
  10. 2019-08-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-10
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    address · AD01
  15. 2016-04-06
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-05-01
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    MACLEOD, David Duncan resigned
    director
  18. 2005-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As I K MACLEOD & ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  19. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Iain Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Iain Kenneth appointed
    director
  21. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-07-29
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-07-29
    ➕
    MACLEOD, David Duncan appointed
    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 "MACLEOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Iain Kenneth Macleod
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares29/07/2016

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
Incorporated2005-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Unit 26/, 1b Industrial Estate Kyle
Kyle Industrial Estate
Kyle
IV40 8AX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MACLEOD, Iain Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-29
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Active
MACLEOD, Iain Kenneth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-07-29
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-29 · resigned 2005-07-29
Resigned
MACLEOD, David Dunncan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-08-07 · resigned 2020-09-28
Resigned
MACLEOD, David Duncan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-07-29 · resigned 2014-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
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accounts · AA
2025-02-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-07