NAMAC LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC464650 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-27
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£2.73M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,731,890
Cash YoY
+18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2.3m
↑ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£2.7m
↑ 8.3% YoY
Current Assets
£2.4m
↑ 3.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£546k£1.1m£1.6m£2.2m£2.7mNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£2.80M£2.60M
Current assets£2.36M£2.29M
Cash£2.25M£1.91M
Debtors£106.3k£381.3k
Net assets£2.73M£2.52M

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-08
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2017-12-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2017-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-11-27
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    Company incorporated
    As NAMAC LTD
  17. 2013-11-27
    ➕
    MCADAM, Hugh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hugh Mcadam
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2013-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities

Registered office

Unit 4a 1 Netherton Road
Wishaw
ML2 0EQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCADAM, Hugh→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-11-27
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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-29