EWAN MACKENZIE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC444397 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 18 | 1800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-21➖MACKENZIE, Katharine Jennifer resigneddirector
- 2019-03-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-02-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-03-06🏢Company incorporatedAs EWAN MACKENZIE LIMITED
- 2013-03-06➕MACKENZIE, Ewan Eadie appointeddirector
- 2013-03-06➕MACKENZIE, Katharine Jennifer appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACKENZIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Ewan Eadie Mackenzie Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Katharine Jennifer Mackenzieceased 10/02/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| C S CYCLES LTD→ SC571525 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| EDINBURGH COUTURE & ALTERATIONS LTD→ SC651030 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ELF BAR LTD→ SC862225 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EMMA ROY LTD→ SC577397 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| EUROASIAN TRADERS LTD→ SC880388 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FAMILY SHOPPER STORES LTD→ SC758589 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| FUNGARIUM LTD→ SC834445 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FUNGGUYS LTD→ SC843430 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FUTTLE DUNDEE LTD→ SC812095 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FUTURE RETAIL DUNDEE LIMITED→ SC624626 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| FVDD LTD→ SC434998 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| G & A TRADING LTD→ SC363017 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Registered office
1 New Road
Johnshaven
Montrose
Angus
DD10 0HD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MACKENZIE, Ewan Eadie→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKENZIE, Katharine Jennifer→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-03-06 · resigned 2019-06-21
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17