EWAN MACKIE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC501351 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-24

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

£155.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £155,524

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£156k

↑ 2.9% YoY

Current Assets

£175k

↑ 3.6% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£155.5k	£151.1k
Current assets	£174.7k	£168.6k
Net assets	£155.5k	£151.1k

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-05-02
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2024-11-25
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2023-05-23
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accounts · AA
2022-05-16
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accounts · AA
2021-12-21
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accounts · AA
2020-12-21
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accounts · AA
2019-11-04
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accounts · AA
2018-10-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-10-09
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address · AD01
2018-07-19
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accounts · AA
2017-09-05
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accounts · AA
2017-03-21
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ASCOT DRUMMOND SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-03-21
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officers · AP04
2016-12-06
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accounts · AA
2016-06-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-03-24
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2015-03-24
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Company incorporated
As EWAN MACKIE LIMITED
2015-03-24
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MACKIE, Ewan William appointed
director

Owner dependency

95/100

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACKIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ewan Mackie Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	24/03/2017

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

Incorporated2015-03-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

3 Queens Meadow

Coaltown Of Balgonie

Glenrothes

Fife

KY7 6GZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-06

Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ASCOT DRUMMOND SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-03-21

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Active

MACKIE, Ewan William→

director · ~49y · appointed 2015-03-24

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Active

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