MCLAGGAN SMITH GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC224386 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-18
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 5.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.1y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£95k£191k£286k£382k£477kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets—£477.4k
Debtors—£218.7k
Net assets—£477.4k
Average employees2—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2025-10-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  3. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-25
    ➕
    POWELL, Shauna Margaret appointed
    director
  5. 2025-03-25
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Alan Neil resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-03-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-12-15
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Alan Neil appointed
    director
  12. 2023-12-15
    ➖
    POWELL, Shauna Margaret resigned
    director
  13. 2023-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-09
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  17. 2021-03-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2021-03-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2021-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-03-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2021-03-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2021-03-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2021-03-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2021-03-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2021-03-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2021-03-02
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Keith Lewis appointed
    director
  27. 2021-03-02
    ➖
    THOMSON, Polly Louise resigned
    secretary
  28. 2021-03-02
    ➖
    HARLEY, Maisie resigned
    director
  29. 2021-03-02
    ➕
    POWELL, Shauna Margaret appointed
    director
  30. 2021-03-02
    ➖
    THOMSON, Polly Louise resigned
    director
  31. 2021-03-02
    ➖
    THOMSON, Teddy resigned
    director
  32. 2021-03-02
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
  33. 2020-07-31
    ➖
    SMITH, Mary Camille resigned
    director
  34. 2020-07-20
    ➕
    HARLEY, Maisie appointed
    director
  35. 2020-07-20
    ➕
    THOMSON, Teddy appointed
    director
  36. 2016-05-02
    ➖
    SMITH, Susan Jane resigned
    director
  37. 2001-12-20
    ➕
    THOMSON, Polly Louise appointed
    secretary
  38. 2001-12-20
    ➖
    HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2001-12-20
    ➕
    SMITH, Mary Camille appointed
    director
  40. 2001-12-20
    ➕
    SMITH, Susan Jane appointed
    director
  41. 2001-12-20
    ➕
    THOMSON, Polly Louise appointed
    director
  42. 2001-12-20
    ➖
    HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 2001-10-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MCLAGGAN SMITH GROUP LIMITED
  44. 2001-10-18
    ➕
    HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 2001-10-18
    ➕
    HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

N4 Investments (Subsidiary) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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N4 Investments (Subsidiary) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
⬇
MCLAGGAN SMITH GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC224386

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
N4 Investments (Subsidiary) Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/03/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Polly Louise Thomsonceased 02/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mrs Mary Camille Smithceased 31/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-10-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Mclaggan Smith Mugs
Jamestown Ind Estate
Alexandria
Dunbartonshire
G83 8BS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

MITCHELL, Keith Lewis→
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POWELL, Shauna Margaret→
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, Polly Louise→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-20 · resigned 2021-03-02
Resigned
HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-18 · resigned 2001-12-20
Resigned
HARLEY, Maisie→
director · ~28y · appointed 2020-07-20 · resigned 2021-03-02
Resigned
MACLEOD, Alan Neil→
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-12-15 · resigned 2025-03-25
Resigned
POWELL, Shauna Margaret→
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-03-02 · resigned 2023-12-15
Resigned
SMITH, Mary Camille→
director · ~88y · appointed 2001-12-20 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned
SMITH, Susan Jane→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-12-20 · resigned 2016-05-02
Resigned
THOMSON, Polly Louise→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-12-20 · resigned 2021-03-02
Resigned
THOMSON, Teddy→
director · ~23y · appointed 2020-07-20 · resigned 2021-03-02
Resigned
HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-18 · resigned 2001-12-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
A registered charge—02/03/202106/10/2025

Recent filings (94 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-20