GROOVYMAC SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC755387 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-15
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-21
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-11-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-15
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    Company incorporated
    As GROOVYMAC SERVICES LIMITED
  7. 2023-01-15
    MCCALLUM, Joseph appointed
    director
  8. 2023-01-15
    📄
    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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Joseph Mccallum
Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/01/2023
Mrs Donna Mccallum
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/01/2023

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
Incorporated2023-01-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

21 Nasmyth Avenue
Bearsden
Glasgow
G61 4SQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCCALLUM, Joseph
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-01-15
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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-15