D MCINNES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC297422 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-20
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£19.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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
56 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 £19,619

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£20k
↑ 3.7% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 2.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£16k£20kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£19.6k£18.9k
Current assets£17.1k£16.6k
Net assets£19.6k£18.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-10
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2020-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2019-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-16
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-08
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2010-10-03
    ➕
    MCINNES, Diane appointed
    director
  17. 2010-10-03
    ➖
    MCINNES, Frank resigned
    director
  18. 2006-10-01
    ➕
    MCINNES, Diane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-10-01
    ➖
    MCINNES, Frank resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-10-01
    ➖
    MCINNES, Diane resigned
    director
  21. 2006-10-01
    ➕
    MCINNES, Frank appointed
    director
  22. 2006-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As D MCINNES LIMITED
  23. 2006-02-20
    ➕
    MCINNES, Frank appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-02-20
    ➕
    MCINNES, Diane 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 "MCINNES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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

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
Mrs Diane Mcinnes
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2006-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

Flat 10 Killearn Court
2 The Square
Killearn
G63 9NG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MCINNES, Diane→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-01
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Active
MCINNES, Diane→
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-10-03
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Active
MCINNES, Frank→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-20 · resigned 2006-10-01
Resigned
MCINNES, Diane→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-02-20 · resigned 2006-10-01
Resigned
MCINNES, Frank→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-10-01 · resigned 2010-10-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-04