FIREMAC FM BLUE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC449574 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-09
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£74.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -30% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (85/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £74,875
Cash YoY
-30%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
↓ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£75k
↑ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£141k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£28k£56k£85k£113k£141kMar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£75.4k£48.1k£36.1k
Current assets£141.0k£127.4k£128.5k
Cash£26.2k£37.6k£62.6k
Debtors£7.3k£18.8k£29.3k
Net assets£74.9k£47.4k£35.1k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2022-02-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-12-08
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  10. 2021-11-30
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  11. 2021-11-25
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2021-11-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2021-11-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-11-25
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2021-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-08-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2020-08-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2020-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As FIREMAC FM BLUE LIMITED
  20. 2013-05-09
    MACKAY, Donald George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Firemac Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Firemac Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
FIREMAC FM BLUE LIMITED
This company · SC449574

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Firemac Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/02/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Firemac Limitedceased 19/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Donald George Mackayceased 13/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mrs Fiona Jean Mackayceased 07/08/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2013-05-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760

Registered office

11 Abbey Road
North Berwick
East Lothian
EH39 4BS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MACKAY, Donald George
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-05-09
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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-02-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-02-18
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2021-12-08
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2021-11-30