D & N MACKENZIE LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO301827 · llp · incorporated 2008-03-27
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 16.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees500500

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  3. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-20
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  5. 2023-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-12
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  7. 2022-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-07
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
    mortgage · LLMR04
  9. 2022-09-07
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2022-04-10
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2022-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · LLAD01
  12. 2021-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-09
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  14. 2021-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-12
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  16. 2019-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-24
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  18. 2018-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-29
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2017-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-04-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  22. 2016-11-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-04-11
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  24. 2015-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2015-04-15
    📄
    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  26. 2014-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2009-06-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Charles Kilgour Roger and Another
  28. 2008-03-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As D & N MACKENZIE LLP
  29. 2008-03-27
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Dereck appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2008-03-27
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Nicholas appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-10

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2008-03-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Rootfield Farm
Kinkell
Muir Of Ord
IV6 7RF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MACKENZIE, Dereck→
llp-designated-member · ~83y · appointed 2008-03-27
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Active
MACKENZIE, Nicholas→
llp-designated-member · ~52y · appointed 2008-03-27
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Charles Kilgour Roger and Another
Standard security1 property15/06/200907/09/2022

Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-04-10
change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · LLAD01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-11