ANDREW MCPHEE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC350932 · ltd · incorporated 2008-11-06
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
£13.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (78/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,025

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£13k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£99k
↑ 2.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20k£40k£60k£79k£99kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-292023-11-29
Total assets£13.0k£18.5k
Current assets£99.2k£96.9k
Net assets£13.0k£10.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-30
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-30
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    accounts · AA01
  9. 2018-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-06-30
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    accounts · AA01
  12. 2017-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2016-02-29
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-02-01
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    address · AD01
  16. 2016-01-01
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    MCPHEE, James resigned
    director
  17. 2015-12-01
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    MCPHEE, James appointed
    director
  18. 2009-05-07
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    BROWN, Gail appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-05-07
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    MCPHEE, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-11-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW MCPHEE LIMITED
  21. 2008-11-06
    ➕
    MCPHEE, Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2008-11-06
    ➕
    MCPHEE, Andrew appointed
    secretary

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 "MCPHEE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Andrew Mcphee
Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2008-11-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Glenramskill House Glenramskill
Kilkerran Road
Campbeltown
Argyll
PA28 6RD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last made up to: 2024-11-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BROWN, Gail→
secretary · appointed 2009-05-07
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Active
MCPHEE, Andrew→
director · ~47y · appointed 2008-11-06
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Active
MCPHEE, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2008-11-06 · resigned 2009-05-07
Resigned
MCPHEE, James→
director · ~76y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2016-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-08-30