BRYCE MCKENZIE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC339239 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47510
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47530Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
  • 47599Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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, 4 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees600400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-08
    ➖
    SINCLAIR, Andrew Blair resigned
    secretary
  3. 2025-09-08
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-02-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-05
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-04-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2009-10-01
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Andrew Blair appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-10-01
    ➖
    THE SINCLAIR PARTNERSHIP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2008-03-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRYCE MCKENZIE LIMITED
  21. 2008-03-10
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Bryce Mckenzie appointed
    director
  22. 2008-03-10
    ➕
    THE SINCLAIR PARTNERSHIP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Mr Bryce Mckenzie Henderson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/03/2017

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
Incorporated2008-03-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47510 — SIC 47510

Registered office

12 North West Circus Place
Edinburgh
EH3 6SX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HENDERSON, Bryce Mckenzie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-03-10
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Active
SINCLAIR, Andrew Blair→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2025-09-08
Resigned
THE SINCLAIR PARTNERSHIP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-10 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-05