MCPHERSON WEALTH LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC678335 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-21
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
£13.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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, 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 (1 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
18 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,478

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£13k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↑ 59% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£11k£21k£32k£43k£53kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£13.5k£9.7k
Current assets£53.2k£33.5k
Net assets£13.5k£9.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-21
    MCPHERSON, Julie Bone resigned
    director
  6. 2022-12-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-10-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-10-01
    MCPHERSON, Julie Bone appointed
    director
  11. 2021-04-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-11-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-11-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-11-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-10-21
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    Company incorporated
    As MCPHERSON WEALTH LTD
  16. 2020-10-21
    MCPHERSON, Scott Frank appointed
    director
  17. 2020-10-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCPHERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Julie Bone Mcpherson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/10/2021
Mr Scott Frank Mcpherson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control21/10/2020

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
Incorporated2020-10-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

11 Cairncross Place
Coatbridge
ML5 2FA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCPHERSON, Scott Frank
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-10-21
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Active
MCPHERSON, Julie Bone
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-10-01 · resigned 2022-12-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-30