A. MACGREGOR (ALLANFAULD) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC135313 · ltd · incorporated 1991-11-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 34.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£616.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01450SIC 01450
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 34.2y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 34.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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, 2 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
89 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £616,433
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,882 YoY
Cash YoY
+7001%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£52k
↑ 7001% YoY
Net Worth
£616k
↓ 2.2% YoY
Current Assets
£515k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£126k£252k£378k£504k£630kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£2.08M£1.89M
Current assets£515.2k£455.5k
Cash£51.6k£727
Debtors£92.0k£117.4k
Net assets£616.4k£630.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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  2. 2025-02-24
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  3. 2023-12-22
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  4. 2022-11-29
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  5. 2021-12-20
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  6. 2020-12-15
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  7. 2019-11-28
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  8. 2018-10-30
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  9. 2017-11-06
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  10. 2017-03-14
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  11. 2017-03-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2017-03-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2017-03-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2017-03-10
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    mortgage · MR04
  15. 2017-03-10
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    Charge satisfied #3
  16. 2017-03-08
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  17. 2017-03-08
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  18. 2017-03-07
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  19. 2017-03-07
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  20. 2017-03-02
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  21. 2017-03-02
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    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2017-03-02
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2017-02-27
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  24. 1993-10-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 1992-02-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 1991-12-12
    ➕
    MACGREGOR, Elizabeth Graham appointed
    secretary
  27. 1991-12-12
    ➕
    MACGREGOR, Archie Alexander appointed
    director
  28. 1991-12-12
    ➕
    MACGREGOR, Elizabeth Graham appointed
    director
  29. 1991-12-12
    ➖
    BONNAR, Gerard Joseph Dominic resigned
    secretary
  30. 1991-12-12
    ➖
    MACGREGOR, Alexander Stephen resigned
    director
  31. 1991-11-29
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    Company incorporated
    As A. MACGREGOR (ALLANFAULD) LIMITED
  32. 1991-11-29
    ➕
    BONNAR, Gerard Joseph Dominic appointed
    secretary
  33. 1991-11-29
    ➕
    MACGREGOR, Alexander Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "MACGREGOR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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 · 1 low
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.

5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Allanfauld (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Allanfauld (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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A. MACGREGOR (ALLANFAULD) LIMITED
This company · SC135313

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Allanfauld (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1991-11-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420

Registered office

Allanfauld Farm
Kilsyth
Glasgow
G65 9DF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MACGREGOR, Elizabeth Graham→
secretary · appointed 1991-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACGREGOR, Archie Alexander→
director · ~74y · appointed 1991-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACGREGOR, Elizabeth Graham→
director · ~72y · appointed 1991-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BONNAR, Gerard Joseph Dominic→
secretary · appointed 1991-11-29 · resigned 1991-12-12
Resigned
MACGREGOR, Alexander Stephen→
director · ~67y · appointed 1991-11-29 · resigned 1991-12-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge2 properties08/03/2017—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property08/03/2017—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property07/03/2017—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property07/03/2017—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge—27/02/2017—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property07/10/199310/03/2017
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property24/02/199202/03/2017
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Recent filings (89 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
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accounts · AA
2025-02-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17
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accounts · AA
2020-12-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-03