IAIN MCLEAN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC248046 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-18
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£14.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
74 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
80
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £14,874
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,914 YoY
Cash YoY
+35%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£24k
↑ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£15k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 33% 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 | £16.9k | £18.3k |
| Current assets | £25.3k | £19.1k |
| Cash | £24.5k | £18.2k |
| Debtors | £840 | £884 |
| Net assets | £14.9k | £16.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-08📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-11📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2022-07-27📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2022-05-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2003-04-18🏢Company incorporatedAs IAIN MCLEAN LIMITED
- 2003-04-18➕MCLEAN, Beverly appointedsecretary
- 2003-04-18➕MCLEAN, Beverly appointeddirector
- 2003-04-18➕MCLEAN, Iain appointeddirector
- 2003-04-18➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-18➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-18➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-04-18➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
99/100
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
- +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 "MCLEAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Iain Mclean Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Beverly Mclean Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110
Registered office
Arnlean
Gamrie
Banff
Aberdeenshire
AB45 3HJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-02
Last: 2025-04-18
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
MCLEAN, Beverly→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2003-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLEAN, Iain→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2003-04-18
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BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-18 · resigned 2003-04-18
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-18 · resigned 2003-04-18
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Recent filings (74 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-08
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-08
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-08-11
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2022-07-27