MAK INVESTMENTS LTD.

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SC304042 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-15
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
£-94.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 73). 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

4 live charges · oldest 19.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £94,255

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
-£94k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£94k-£74k-£54k-£33k-£13k£7kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-94.3k£4.4k
Current assets£7.3k£6.2k
Cash£2.6k—
Debtors£4.7k—
Net assets£-94.3k£-85.6k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-09
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-11-02
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    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2021-11-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2021-11-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2021-11-02
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    Charge satisfied #4
  10. 2021-11-02
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    Charge satisfied #3
  11. 2021-11-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2021-04-27
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2021-04-27
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    Charge satisfied #2
  14. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-09
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  16. 2018-12-18
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  17. 2018-06-11
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  18. 2018-06-11
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    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-06-11
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    address · AD01
  20. 2017-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2007-05-10
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  22. 2007-02-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  23. 2007-01-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  24. 2006-11-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  25. 2006-06-15
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    Company incorporated
    As MAK INVESTMENTS LTD.
  26. 2006-06-15
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Kenneth Thomas appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-06-15
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Margaret Hasson appointed
    director
  28. 2006-06-15
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2006-06-15
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2006-06-15
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2006-06-15
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allan John Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Margaret Hasson Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Kenneth Thomas Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-06-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

C/O The Kelvin Partnership 505
Great Western Road
Glasgow
G12 8HN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROBINSON, Kenneth Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, Margaret Hasson→
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-06-15
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-15 · resigned 2006-06-15
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-15 · resigned 2006-06-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property10/05/200702/11/2021
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property12/02/200702/11/2021
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property24/01/200727/04/2021
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property17/11/200602/11/2021

Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-11-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-11-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-11