NEWBIE HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC434916 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-17
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£37.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.0y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
67 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £37,513
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£38k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£195
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £37.5k | £37.5k |
| Current assets | £195 | £194 |
| Net assets | £37.5k | £37.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-05-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2026-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-08-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-08-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-12-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-12-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-12-08📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-10-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-10-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-10-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-06-12➖MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-06-12➖MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2015-08-25➕MACKENZIE, Philip Austin George appointeddirector
- 2015-05-28➕MACKENZIE, Philip Austin George appointedsecretary
- 2015-05-28➕MACKENZIE, Katherine Emma appointeddirector
- 2015-05-28➖MACKENZIE, Phillip Austin George resignedsecretary
- 2015-05-28➖MACKENZIE, Katherine Emma resigneddirector
- 2015-05-28➕MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2015-05-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-03-27➕MACKENZIE, Phillip Austin George appointedsecretary
- 2014-03-27➖FLYNN, Austin resigneddirector
- 2014-03-27➕MACKENZIE, Katherine Emma appointeddirector
- 2014-03-27➖MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2012-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs NEWBIE HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2012-10-17➕MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-10-17➕FLYNN, Austin appointeddirector
- 2012-10-17➕MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
71/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Austin George Mackenzie Individual · British · DOB 09/1949 · age 77 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 17/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-10-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Glenkyllachy
Tomatin
Inverness
IV13 7YA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
MACKENZIE, Philip Austin George→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKENZIE, Katherine Emma→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2015-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKENZIE, Philip Austin George→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2015-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKENZIE, Phillip Austin George→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-03-27 · resigned 2015-05-28
MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-10-17 · resigned 2017-06-12
FLYNN, Austin→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2012-10-17 · resigned 2014-03-27
MACKENZIE, Katherine Emma→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2014-03-27 · resigned 2015-05-28
MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2015-05-28 · resigned 2017-06-12
MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2012-10-17 · resigned 2014-03-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/05/2015 | 13/05/2026 |
Recent filings (67 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-08-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-08-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-12-14