GARY MCNAMARA ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC390007 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-07
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£-200
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £200

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£200
↑ 79% YoY
Current Assets
£47k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£941£9k£18k£28k£38k£47kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£-200£-941
Current assets£47.1k£39.0k
Net assets£-200£-941

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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-06-09
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-30
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  4. 2023-11-03
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  5. 2023-11-03
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  6. 2023-08-02
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-04-05
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    MCNAMARA, Emma Jayne resigned
    director
  8. 2023-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-26
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  10. 2021-09-20
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  11. 2020-03-05
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  12. 2019-06-06
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  13. 2018-11-08
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  14. 2018-11-08
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  15. 2018-11-08
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  16. 2018-11-08
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  17. 2018-03-08
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-12-07
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    Company incorporated
    As GARY MCNAMARA ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD.
  19. 2010-12-07
    ➕
    MCNAMARA, Gary Robert appointed
    director
  20. 2010-12-07
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2010-12-07
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2010-12-07
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  23. 2010-12-07
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  24. 2010-12-07
    ➕
    MCNAMARA, Emma Jayne appointed
    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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCNAMARA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 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 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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 Gary Robert Mcnamara
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Emma Jayne Mcnamaraceased 05/04/2023· 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
Incorporated2010-12-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Victoria House
13 Victoria Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1XB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCNAMARA, Gary Robert→
director · ~47y · appointed 2010-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-12-07 · resigned 2010-12-07
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-12-07 · resigned 2010-12-07
Resigned
MCNAMARA, Emma Jayne→
director · ~43y · appointed 2010-12-07 · resigned 2023-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-07