MACKENZIE MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC566000 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-16
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 May 2025
Net worth
£31.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -80% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £31,163
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,801 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 80% YoY
Cash YoY
-80%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£12k
↓ 80% YoY
Net Worth
£31k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £31.2k | £45.7k |
| Current assets | £53.5k | £96.0k |
| Cash | £11.9k | £60.3k |
| Debtors | £29.1k | £23.2k |
| Net assets | £31.2k | £35.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-01➕MACKENZIE, Caitlin Jane appointeddirector
- 2020-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-07-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-06-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-05-16🏢Company incorporatedAs MACKENZIE MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE LTD
- 2017-05-16➕MACKENZIE, John Ross appointeddirector
- 2017-05-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACKENZIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Caitlin Jane Mackenzie Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/05/2017 |
Mr John Ross Mackenzie Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
The Old Steading Fearn
Loch Eye
Tain
Ross - Shire
IV20 1RS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MACKENZIE, Caitlin Jane→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKENZIE, John Ross→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (22 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-26