RACKIT DIRECT LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC660227 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-30
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£148.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 2.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
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 £148,283
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£65k
Net Worth
£148k
Current Assets
£914k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £148.3k |
| Current assets | £914.4k |
| Cash | £64.6k |
| Debtors | £849.8k |
| Net assets | £148.3k |
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
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29➖MCLENNAN, Gordon William resigneddirector
- 2026-04-29➖RAE, James resigneddirector
- 2026-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Close Invoice Finance LTD
- 2024-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-02➕YATES, Douglas Andrew appointeddirector
- 2024-05-02➕MCLENNAN, Gordon William appointeddirector
- 2024-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-19📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-28➖FERGUSON, Joshua James resigneddirector
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs RACKIT DIRECT LTD
- 2020-04-30➕FERGUSON, James Urquhart appointeddirector
- 2020-04-30➕JENKINS, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2020-04-30➕FERGUSON, Joshua James appointeddirector
- 2020-04-30➕RAE, James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
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 60. Early succession window.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: MCLENNAN, Gordon William resigned 2026-04-29; RAE, James resigned 2026-04-29
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Douglas Andrew Yates Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/02/2024 |
Mr James Urquhart Ferguson Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/04/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 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
Incorporated2020-04-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
9-10 Ailsa Road
Ailsa Business Park
Irvine
KA12 8LN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16
Last: 2025-05-02
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
FERGUSON, James Urquhart→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JENKINS, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2020-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YATES, Douglas Andrew→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2024-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FERGUSON, Joshua James→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2020-04-30 · resigned 2024-02-28
MCLENNAN, Gordon William→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-05-02 · resigned 2026-04-29
RAE, James→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2020-04-30 · resigned 2026-04-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Close Invoice Finance Close Invoice Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 17/05/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (29 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-19