MACLEOD PROPERTIES LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 20.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 20.5y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £480.1k | £351.9k |
| Current assets | £11.2k | £40.7k |
| Net assets | £114.5k | £95.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26➕MACLEOD, Emma Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-04-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-08➖MACLEOD, Donald Roderick Graham resigneddirector
- 2022-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2005-11-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2005-11-02➕MACLEOD, Mark appointeddirector
- 2001-11-02🏢Company incorporatedAs MACLEOD PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2001-11-02➕MACLEOD, Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2001-11-02➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-11-02➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-11-02➕MACLEOD, Donald Roderick Graham appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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 "MACLEOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Macleod Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1984 · age 42 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 30/11/2005 | — |