MAKAR (TECHNOLOGIES) HOLDINGS LIMITED

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SC600035 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-14
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£71.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 79). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.2y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £71,626

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£72k
↑ 1211% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 75% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£20k£40k£60k£80k£100kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£199.2k£253.9k
Current assets£24.9k£100.1k
Net assets£71.6k£5.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-30
    ➖
    KING, David resigned
    director
  6. 2024-05-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2024-05-14
    ➕
    EVANS, Roger appointed
    director
  8. 2024-05-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-05-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2024-05-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  11. 2024-05-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Optimum Sme Finance Limited
  12. 2023-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-11-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2023-11-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2022-12-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2022-11-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-11-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-11-24
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  20. 2021-10-08
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  21. 2021-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  22. 2021-07-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  23. 2021-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-02-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  25. 2021-02-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Close Invoice Finance Limited, 10 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4FT ("Close")
  26. 2018-06-14
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    Company incorporated
    As MAKAR (TECHNOLOGIES) HOLDINGS LIMITED
  27. 2018-06-14
    ➕
    KING, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Edam Investments Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Edam Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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MAKAR (TECHNOLOGIES) HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · SC600035

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David King
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting14/06/2018
Edam Investments Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/07/2021

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
Incorporated2018-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900

Registered office

3 Innovation Way
Forres Enterprise Park
Forres
Scotland
IV36 2AB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

EVANS, Roger→
director · ~79y · appointed 2024-05-14
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Active
KING, David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-06-14 · resigned 2024-08-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Optimum Sme Finance
Optimum Sme Finance Limited
A registered charge—09/05/2024—
satisfied
Close Invoice Finance , 10 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4FT ("Close")
Close Invoice Finance Limited, 10 Crown Place, London, EC2A 4FT ("Close")
A registered charge—09/02/202114/05/2024
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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09