MACKIE'S LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC030096 · ltd · incorporated 1954-05-31
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10520
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 54.1y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 54.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (5 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
164 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £2,305,059
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £2.31M | £2.24M |
| Average employees | 115 | 11000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-04📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-01-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-11-22🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2024-11-22🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2024-11-22🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2024-11-22🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-09-30📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-09-30📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2024-05-03📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2024-01-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-06📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2023-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-16➕COMMON, Stuart David appointeddirector
- 2022-09-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-16➖STEPHENS, Gerald Victor resigneddirector
- 2017-03-01🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-05-20🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-05-31➖MACKIE CBE LLD, Maitland resigneddirector
- 2014-02-08➖MACKIE, Halldis Aslaug resigneddirector
- 2012-10-01➕BURNETT & REID LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-09-30➖BURNETT & REID resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-06-28➖EMSLIE, Denis John resigneddirector
- 2010-11-06➕STEPHENS, Gerald Victor appointeddirector
- 2007-06-15🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2004-02-01➖DICK, Gavin Thomas resigneddirector
- 2000-11-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2000-11-20➖TAYLOR, Carron resigneddirector
- 1998-02-21➕HAYHOW, Karin Aslaug appointeddirector
- 1997-01-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1995-09-29➕MACKIE, Maitland appointeddirector
- 1995-09-29➕MCNUTT, Kirstin Isobel appointeddirector
- 1995-09-29➕DICK, Gavin Thomas appointeddirector
- 1995-09-29➕EMSLIE, Denis John appointeddirector
- 1995-09-29➕TAYLOR, Carron appointeddirector
- 1995-03-15➕BURNETT & REID appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1995-03-15➖RAE C BARTON SOLICITOR resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1990-10-26➕MACKIE, Halldis Aslaug appointeddirector
- 1990-10-26➖PACK, Brian Sidney resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 53 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACKIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 72 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Westertown Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Westertown Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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MACKIE'S LIMITED
This company · SC030096
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Westertown Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/10/2024 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Maitland Mackieceased 21/10/2024· significant influence
- Kirstin Isabel Mcnuttceased 21/10/2024· significant influence
- Mrs Karin Aslaug Hayhowceased 21/10/2024· significant influence
- Mr Gerald Victor Stephensceased 16/09/2022· significant influence
- Executors Of The Late Maitland Mackieceased 05/04/2017· 25-50% shares · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1954-05-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10520 — SIC 10520
Registered office
Westertown
Rothienorman
Aberdeenshire
AB51 8US
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05
Officers (5 active · 9 resigned)
BURNETT & REID LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COMMON, Stuart David→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-01-16
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HAYHOW, Karin Aslaug→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 1998-02-21
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MACKIE, Maitland→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 1995-09-29
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MCNUTT, Kirstin Isobel→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 1995-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURNETT & REID→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1995-03-15 · resigned 2012-09-30
RAE C BARTON SOLICITOR→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · resigned 1995-03-15
DICK, Gavin Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1995-09-29 · resigned 2004-02-01
EMSLIE, Denis John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1995-09-29 · resigned 2012-06-28
MACKIE, Halldis Aslaug→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1990-10-26 · resigned 2014-02-08
MACKIE CBE LLD, Maitland→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 2014-05-31
PACK, Brian Sidney→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 1990-10-26
STEPHENS, Gerald Victor→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-11-06 · resigned 2022-09-16
TAYLOR, Carron→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 1995-09-29 · resigned 2000-11-20
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/03/2017 | 22/11/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/05/2015 | 22/11/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 15/06/2007 | 22/11/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 22/11/2000 | 22/11/2024 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Tsb Bank Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 22/08/1988 | — | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Bond of cash credit & floating charge | 1 property | 30/03/1972 | 30/01/1997 |
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Recent filings (164 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-11-22
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-09-30
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2024-09-30