MACKENZIE KERR (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC346545 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£69.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -36% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £69,456
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,219 YoY
Cash YoY
-36%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£261
↓ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£69k
↓ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£15k£29k£44k£58k£73kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£299.5k£332.7k
Current assets£6.1k£12.3k
Cash£261£411
Debtors£5.8k£11.9k
Net assets£69.5k£72.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 capital
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 capital
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  2. 2026-03-27
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  3. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-13
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  5. 2025-07-15
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  6. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-02
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  8. 2024-06-17
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  9. 2024-06-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-06-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-04
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  15. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-02
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    capital-alter-shares-redemption-statement-of-capital
    capital · SH02
  17. 2020-08-22
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  18. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-01-31
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    MONTGOMERY, Stuart Bruce resigned
    director
  20. 2013-01-31
    ➖
    YOUNG, Charles Whiteford resigned
    director
  21. 2011-07-29
    ➕
    PLUNKETT, John Ronald appointed
    director
  22. 2011-07-29
    ➕
    MONTGOMERY, Stuart Bruce appointed
    director
  23. 2011-07-29
    ➕
    YOUNG, Charles Whiteford appointed
    director
  24. 2008-08-11
    ➕
    KERR, James Alexander Mackenzie appointed
    director
  25. 2008-08-04
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    Company incorporated
    As MACKENZIE KERR (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  26. 2008-08-04
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2008-08-04
    ➖
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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 "KERR" — 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 82 — succession pressure is live.

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 82 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

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 James Alexander Mackenzie Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Norse Management (U.K.) Limitedceased 20/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2008-08-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Manor Place
Edinburgh
EH3 7DH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KERR, James Alexander Mackenzie→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PLUNKETT, John Ronald→
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MONTGOMERY, Stuart Bruce→
director · ~41y · appointed 2011-07-29 · resigned 2013-01-31
Resigned
YOUNG, Charles Whiteford→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-07-29 · resigned 2013-01-31
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-08-04 · resigned 2008-08-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-01
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-07-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-06-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21