MACKENZIE TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC446784 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-04
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 12.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£279.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.9y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £279,844
Cash YoY
+314%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£171k
↑ 314% YoY
Net Worth
£280k
↑ 239% YoY
Current Assets
£837k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£167k£335k£502k£669k£837kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Total assets£454.9k£333.0k
Current assets£836.5k£695.9k
Cash£171.3k£41.4k
Debtors£665.2k£654.5k
Net assets£279.8k£82.7k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-04
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    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-11-04
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    Charge satisfied #2
  4. 2025-06-26
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Jay William appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-09
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-09
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    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2019-02-26
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    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2017-12-18
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  17. 2016-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-01-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2015-01-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
  20. 2013-06-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  21. 2013-04-26
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Denise Elizabeth Mary appointed
    director
  22. 2013-04-26
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Denise resigned
    director
  23. 2013-04-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MACKENZIE TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD
  24. 2013-04-04
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Denise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

89/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACKENZIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

19/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MACKENZIE, Jay William (same surname) appointed 2025-06-26. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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
Mrs Denise Elizabeth Mary Mackenzie
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
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
Incorporated2013-04-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

151 Climpy Road
Forth
Lanarkshire
ML11 8EW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MACKENZIE, Denise Elizabeth Mary→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-04-26
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Active
MACKENZIE, Jay William→
director · ~34y · appointed 2025-06-26
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Active
MACKENZIE, Denise→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-04-04 · resigned 2013-04-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
A registered charge—08/01/201504/11/2025
satisfied
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property03/06/201328/01/2015

Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-28