MACKINTOSH STRUCTURES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC073937 · ltd · incorporated 1981-02-23
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
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96020Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 45.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 45.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
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Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 400 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-08-04🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2021-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-22➖ROBERTSON, John Stewart resigneddirector
- 2019-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-09-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2017-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-11📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2009-07-01➖MACKINTOSH, James N resigneddirector
- 2006-07-26➕ROBERTSON, John Stewart appointeddirector
- 2005-10-28➕THORNTONS LAW LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-10-28➖THORTONS WS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-04-05➖MACKINTOSH, Pamela M resigneddirector
- 1997-03-10🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1995-07-21🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1990-10-31➖MACKINTOSH, James N resignedsecretary
- 1990-10-31➕THORTONS WS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1990-09-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1981-03-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1981-03-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1981-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs MACKINTOSH STRUCTURES LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 45 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alastair Stewart Kydd Individual · British · DOB 08/1949 · age 77 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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
Incorporated1981-02-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Sir William Smith Road
Kirkton Industrial Estate
Arbroath
Angus
DD11 3RD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
THORNTONS LAW LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKINTOSH, James N→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1990-10-31
THORTONS WS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1990-10-31 · resigned 2005-10-28
MACKINTOSH, James N→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 2009-07-01
MACKINTOSH, Pamela M→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2002-04-05
ROBERTSON, John Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2006-07-26 · resigned 2020-04-22
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 10/03/1997 | 04/08/2022 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 21/07/1995 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 19/03/1981 | 20/09/1990 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 05/03/1981 | 21/09/2017 |
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Recent filings (109 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-11