MARCHMONT HOMES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC333728 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-09
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 18.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02📄dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS02
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-16🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-12-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-24➕MACKAY, Alasdair James appointeddirector
- 2024-06-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-06-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-25➖MACKAY, Eleanor May resignedsecretary
- 2020-09-25➖MACKAY, Eleanor May resigneddirector
- 2019-12-21📄dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · SOAS(A)
- 2019-12-03📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2019-11-21📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-07➖MACKAY, Alasdair James resigneddirector
- 2008-01-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2008-01-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2007-11-26➕MACKAY, Eleanor May appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-26➕MACKAY, Eleanor May appointeddirector
- 2007-11-23➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-11-23➕MACKAY, Alasdair James appointeddirector
- 2007-11-23➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-director
- 2007-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs MARCHMONT HOMES LIMITED
- 2007-11-09➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-11-09➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
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Mrs Eleanor May Mackay Individual · British · DOB 10/1948 · age 78 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
C/O Cmm Accountancy The Green House
Beechwood Business Park North
Inverness
IV2 3BL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
MACKAY, Alasdair James→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-06-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKAY, Eleanor May→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-11-26 · resigned 2020-09-25
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-09 · resigned 2007-11-23
MACKAY, Alasdair James→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2007-11-23 · resigned 2015-12-07
MACKAY, Eleanor May→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2007-11-26 · resigned 2020-09-25
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-11-09 · resigned 2007-11-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 22/01/2008 | 16/12/2024 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 08/01/2008 | 16/12/2024 |
Recent filings (71 total)
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
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accounts · AA
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accounts · AA
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accounts · AA
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