IMAC RENTAL EQUIPMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC472651 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-17
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2023Mar 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-312023-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2024-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-02-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-05
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-05-05
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-03-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As IMAC RENTAL EQUIPMENT LIMITED
  17. 2014-03-17
    MACDONALD, Iain appointed
    director
  18. 2014-03-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Iain Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest17/03/2017

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
Incorporated2014-03-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

25a Market Place
Inverurie
AB51 3PU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MACDONALD, Iain
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-03-17
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Recent filings (25 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-21