ANGUS MACIVER CONTRACTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC054609 · ltd · incorporated 1973-11-28
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 47.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 47.9y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 47.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees00

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-18
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-18
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-07
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-11
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-09
    MACIVER, Garry appointed
    director
  8. 2021-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-02-08
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-02-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2021-02-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-01-11
    MACIVER, Angus resigned
    secretary
  13. 2020-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-05
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-18
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-06
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2007-09-14
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 1995-12-31
    MACIVER, Innes appointed
    director
  20. 1995-12-31
    MACIVER, Angus appointed
    secretary
  21. 1995-12-31
    MACIVER, Christina resigned
    secretary
  22. 1995-12-31
    MACIVER, Angus resigned
    director
  23. 1994-02-28
    MACIVER, Christina resigned
    director
  24. 1992-04-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 1991-10-16
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    Charge satisfied #8
  26. 1991-10-16
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #7
  27. 1990-11-02
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  28. 1990-07-05
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  29. 1990-07-05
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  30. 1990-07-05
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  31. 1988-04-29
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Anthony John Williams and Another
  32. 1981-02-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  33. 1978-06-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  34. 1973-11-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGUS MACIVER CONTRACTORS LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACIVER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Christina Maciver
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1942 · age 84
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Angus Maciverceased 11/01/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1973-11-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Cliff House
25 Academy Street
Fortrose
Ross Shire
IV10 8TW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MACIVER, Garry
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-02-09
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Active
MACIVER, Innes
director · ~51y · appointed 1995-12-31
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Active
MACIVER, Angus
secretary · appointed 1995-12-31 · resigned 2021-01-11
Resigned
MACIVER, Christina
secretary · resigned 1995-12-31
Resigned
MACIVER, Angus
director · ~80y · resigned 1995-12-31
Resigned
MACIVER, Christina
director · ~84y · resigned 1994-02-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property02/11/199016/10/1991
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property05/07/199016/10/1991
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property05/07/1990
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property05/07/1990
outstanding
Anthony John Williams and Another
Standard security2 properties29/04/1988
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property25/02/198114/09/2007
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property16/06/197806/04/1992
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Recent filings (107 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-02-05