PJMACKENZIE(SERVICES) LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC724924 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-02
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-14.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of tourist guides
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 81300Landscape service activities
- 90020Support activities to performing arts
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,728
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£15k
↓ 157% YoY
Current Assets
£351
↓ 73% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-14.7k | £-5.7k |
| Current assets | £351 | £1.3k |
| Net assets | £-14.7k | £-5.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-30➕MACKENZIE, Sam Alexander appointeddirector
- 2024-11-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-29➕MACKENZIE, Morven appointedsecretary
- 2022-03-29➕MACKENZIE, Morven appointeddirector
- 2022-03-29📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-03-02🏢Company incorporatedAs PJMACKENZIE(SERVICES) LTD
- 2022-03-02➕MACKENZIE, Peter John appointeddirector
- 2022-03-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACKENZIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter John Mackenzie Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/03/2022 |
Mrs Morven Mackenzie Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/03/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-03-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79901 — Activities of tourist guides
Registered office
16 Seaforth Place
Findhorn
Moray
IV36 3YP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MACKENZIE, Morven→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-03-29
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MACKENZIE, Peter John→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-03-02
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MACKENZIE, Sam Alexander→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2024-11-30
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-03-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-02