MACKAY MARINE SERVICES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC656615 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-06
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 5.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£170.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30120
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 33150SIC 33150
- 33190SIC 33190
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £170,521
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£131k
Net Worth
£171k
Current Assets
£351k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £194.3k | — |
| Current assets | £351.4k | — |
| Cash | £130.7k | — |
| Debtors | £169.9k | — |
| Net assets | £170.5k | — |
| Average employees | — | 1100 |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-11-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-01➕COLLINS, Paul Lewis appointeddirector
- 2021-10-01➕GASKIN, Michael Craig appointeddirector
- 2021-01-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-12-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
- 2020-04-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-03-06🏢Company incorporatedAs MACKAY MARINE SERVICES LIMITED
- 2020-03-06➕GASKIN, Keith Scott appointeddirector
- 2020-03-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Lewis Collins Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/10/2021 |
Mr Michael Craig Gaskin Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/10/2021 |
Mr Keith Scott Gaskin Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/03/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-03-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC30120 — SIC 30120
Registered office
6 Raik Road
Aberdeen
AB11 5QL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
COLLINS, Paul Lewis→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GASKIN, Keith Scott→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GASKIN, Michael Craig→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111) | A registered charge | — | 29/12/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-11-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-11-22