THE AGGREGATE FACTORY LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC380068 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-09
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2022
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
57/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 57/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
57/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2021Jun 2022

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2022-06-302021-06-30
Average employees00

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2022-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2022-02-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-07-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2018-07-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2017-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-06-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-06-09
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    Company incorporated
    As THE AGGREGATE FACTORY LTD
  19. 2010-06-09
    ➕
    MACKIE, Richard Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-06-09
    ➕
    MACKIE, Richard Kenneth appointed
    director
  21. 2010-06-09
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2010-06-09
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-06-09
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  24. 2010-06-09
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-06-23

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Kenneth Mackie
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-06-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

7a Newbattle Road
Newtongrange
Dalkeith
EH22 4RN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2024-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2022-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-06-23OVERDUE
Last: 2024-06-09

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MACKIE, Richard Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-09
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Active
MACKIE, Richard Kenneth→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-06-09
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-06-09 · resigned 2010-06-09
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-06-09 · resigned 2010-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-07-09