MACRO STRATEGIES LTD

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SC414616 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-16
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-105.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Administration of financial markets
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £105,485

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£105k
↓ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£105k-£84k-£62k-£41k-£19k£2kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-105.5k£-103.8k
Current assets£2.0k£1.7k
Net assets£-105.5k£-103.8k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  2. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-04-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-10-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-07
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-05
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  13. 2018-02-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-16
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  15. 2017-02-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-01-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MACRO STRATEGIES LTD
  17. 2012-01-16
    ➕
    VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2012-01-16
    ➕
    WALL, Lennart Ingemar appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 Lennart Ingemar Wall
Individual · Swedish · DOB 10/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2012-01-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66110 — Administration of financial markets

Registered office

4th Floor 115 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4JN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-01-16
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Active
WALL, Lennart Ingemar→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-01-16
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Active

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Recent filings (38 total)

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-19