MCKENZIE DECORATORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC317272 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-26

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

£55.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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

1 live charge · oldest 10.1y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

47 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £55,761

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£56k

↑ 51% YoY

Current Assets

£65k

↑ 16% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£72.4k	£52.9k
Current assets	£64.9k	£56.1k
Net assets	£55.8k	£36.9k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-07-24
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2024-07-29
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2023-07-27
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accounts · AA
2022-10-27
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accounts · AA
2021-09-08
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accounts · AA
2020-09-03
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accounts · AA
2019-07-24
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accounts · AA
2018-07-30
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accounts · AA
2017-07-28
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accounts · AA
2016-11-01
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accounts · AA
2016-04-27
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mortgage · MR01
2016-04-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2016-04-14
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annual-return · AR01
2016-04-14
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officers · CH01
2015-07-22
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accounts · AA
2015-04-14
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annual-return · AR01
2008-10-20
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MARTIN, Angela resigned
secretary
2007-02-26
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Company incorporated
As MCKENZIE DECORATORS LIMITED
2007-02-26
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MCKENZIE, Christopher appointed
director
2007-02-26
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MARTIN, Angela appointed
secretary
2007-02-26
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CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
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2007-02-26
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CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
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2007-02-26
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CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
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2007-02-26
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CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
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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 "MCKENZIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

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 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher Mckenzie Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-02-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

9, Royal Crescent

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

G3 7SP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-11

Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCKENZIE, Christopher→

director · ~60y · appointed 2007-02-26

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Active

MARTIN, Angela→

secretary · appointed 2007-02-26 · resigned 2008-10-20

Resigned

CREDITREFORM (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-26 · resigned 2007-02-26

Resigned

CREDITREFORM (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-26 · resigned 2007-02-26

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	—	26/04/2016	—

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