CKMAC INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC558037 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-17
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-07-04
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  4. 2025-07-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-12
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2023-04-11
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2023-04-11
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2023-04-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2023-04-03
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  16. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-08-04
    MACRAE, Emma Gold resigned
    director
  20. 2020-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-02-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CKMAC INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  22. 2017-02-17
    MACRAE, Neil James appointed
    director
  23. 2017-02-17
    MACRAE, Emma Gold appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil James Macrae
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting17/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

C/O Cdmm (Uk) Ltd.
36 Longman Drive
Inverness
IV1 1SU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MACRAE, Neil James
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-02-17
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Active
MACRAE, Emma Gold
director · ~42y · appointed 2017-02-17 · resigned 2020-08-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-07-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-04-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-04-11