MCINNES HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC545723 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-19
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
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).

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
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
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 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-06-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-07
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2017-06-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2016-09-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MCINNES HOLDINGS LIMITED
  17. 2016-09-19
    MCINNES, Lachlan Macpherson appointed
    director
  18. 2016-09-19
    📄
    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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCINNES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

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
Mr Lachlan Macpherson Mcinnes
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting19/09/2016

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
Incorporated2016-09-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Unit 3 43a Harbour Road
Inverness
IV1 1UF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCINNES, Lachlan Macpherson
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-09-19
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Recent filings (25 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-11