ABC2 LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC295398 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-13
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£158.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
47 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £158,054
Net assets shrinking
Down £86,164 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£158k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£171k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £158.1k | £244.2k |
| Current assets | £171.4k | £245.7k |
| Net assets | £158.1k | £244.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-01-25➕REGULAR LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-01-25➖MCBRIDE, David resignedsecretary
- 2006-01-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ABC2 LIMITED
- 2006-01-13➕MACKIE, Mark Joseph appointeddirector
- 2006-01-13➕MCBRIDE, David appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 20 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 candidateStrong 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Geraldine Angela Mackie Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Mark Joseph Mackieceased 31/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CINEMAATTIC PRODUCTIONS CIC→ SC464771 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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| COLIN FAIRWEATHER GOLF LTD→ SC466575 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CONS-ED LTD→ SC803030 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CURRIE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED→ SC832883 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CUTTING EDGE THEATRE LTD.→ SC222790 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| D F SOUND LIMITED→ SC501504 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| DEBI GLIORI LIMITED→ SC203352 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| DERMAL GRAPHICS LTD→ SC586058 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| DEWAH TOURS LIMITED→ SC610363 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-01-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts
Registered office
42 York Place
Edinburgh
EH1 3HU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
REGULAR LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-01-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKIE, Mark Joseph→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCBRIDE, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-01-13 · resigned 2010-01-25
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Recent filings (47 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17