MACTRAX LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC560150 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-10
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
£613.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33170
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49390SIC 49390
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
23 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £613,807
Cash YoY
+33%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£179k
↑ 33% YoY
Net Worth
£614k
↑ 83% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£123k£246k£368k£491k£614kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£179.2k£135.2k
Net assets£613.8k£335.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-19
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  4. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-21
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  7. 2022-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-20
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  11. 2019-05-20
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  12. 2018-11-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MACTRAX LIMITED
  15. 2017-03-10
    MCWILLIAM, Rory appointed
    director
  16. 2017-03-10
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    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 9 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 Rory Mcwilliam
Individual · British · DOB 05/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting10/03/2017

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
Incorporated2017-03-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33170 — SIC 33170

Registered office

Bogside Farm
Bogside Farm
Forfar
DD8 3TJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCWILLIAM, Rory
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-03-10
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-19