MCKENZIES NEWSAGENTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC340633 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£607.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: News agency activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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, 1 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 (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £607,073
Net assets shrinking
Down £85,072 YoY
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£624k
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£607k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£151k£301k£452k£603k£754kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Cash£624.0k£753.6k
Net assets£607.1k£692.1k

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.

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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. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-08
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  3. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-09-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-04-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-27
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  15. 2019-02-27
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  16. 2018-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-04-01
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    Company incorporated
    As MCKENZIES NEWSAGENTS LIMITED
  18. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    MCKENZIE, Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  19. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    MCKENZIE, Kenneth appointed
    director
  20. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    MCKENZIE, Pamela appointed
    director
  21. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-04-01
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2008-04-01
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kenneth Mckenzie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Pamela Mckenzie
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-04-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63910 — News agency activities

Registered office

C/O Johnston Carmichael Bishop's Court
29 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MCKENZIE, Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKENZIE, Kenneth→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKENZIE, Pamela→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2008-04-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2008-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18