MAKRON PROPERTIES (2015) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC528986 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-08
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 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 82). 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: high (81/100)

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
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
24 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 £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£100£100
Cash£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-22
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-08
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-14
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    capital · SH01
  13. 2016-04-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2016-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As MAKRON PROPERTIES (2015) LTD
  15. 2016-03-08
    COWLEY, Ronald George appointed
    director
  16. 2016-03-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ronald George Cowley
Individual · British · DOB 01/1944 · age 82
2550%
25-50% 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
Incorporated2016-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77400 — Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works

Registered office

6 Miller Road
Ayr
KA7 2AY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

COWLEY, Ronald George
director · ~82y · appointed 2016-03-08
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-17