EMC (SCOTLAND) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC553556 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£102.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £102,534
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£103k
↑ 137% YoY
Current Assets
£57k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £111.5k | £58.8k |
| Current assets | £57.2k | £45.8k |
| Cash | — | £17.9k |
| Debtors | — | £27.9k |
| Net assets | £102.5k | £43.2k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-31➖HARLEY, Daniel resigneddirector
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-07-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-20➕HARLEY, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2018-12-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-10➕MACKIE, Jamie appointeddirector
- 2018-10-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-10-10➖MACKIE, Jamie resigneddirector
- 2017-09-01➕MACKIE, Jamie appointeddirector
- 2017-01-04🏢Company incorporatedAs EMC (SCOTLAND) LTD
- 2017-01-04➕MACKIE, Paul Tony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jamie Mackie Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 23/12/2019 |
Mr Paul Tony Mackie Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | — | board control75-100% shares · board control · firm interest | 04/01/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Daniel Harleyceased 31/12/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation
Registered office
Muirhead Of Kincairney
.
Dunkeld
PH8 0RF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MACKIE, Jamie→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2018-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKIE, Paul Tony→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2017-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARLEY, Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2019-07-20 · resigned 2022-08-31
MACKIE, Jamie→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2017-09-01 · resigned 2018-10-10
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-08