MCKELLAR ACCOUNTANCY LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC558116 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-20
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£8.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £8,811
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,700 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£9k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£334k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.8k | £33.4k |
| Current assets | £334.5k | £294.8k |
| Net assets | £8.8k | £23.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-04🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-16📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-08-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Dsl Business Finance LTD
- 2019-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs MCKELLAR ACCOUNTANCY LTD
- 2017-02-20➕MCKELLAR, Suzanne Louise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCKELLAR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Suzanne Louise Mckellar Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/02/2017 |
Mr Mark Mckellar Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/02/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Mark Mckellarceased 06/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest
- Mrs Suzanne Louise Mckellarceased 06/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Mckellar Accountancy, Unit Studio 2001 Mile End Mill, Abbeymill Business Centre Ltd
12 Seedhill Road
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1JS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MCKELLAR, Suzanne Louise→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2017-02-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Dsl Business Finance Dsl Business Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 21/08/2019 | 04/09/2024 |
Recent filings (35 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-04
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-04-16