ALMACIT ENGINEERING LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC272300 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-23
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
£121.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 25990SIC 25990
- 33110SIC 33110
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £121,674
Cash YoY
+67%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£64k
↑ 67% YoY
Net Worth
£122k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£114k
↓ 4.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £162.3k | £168.7k |
| Current assets | £114.0k | £119.6k |
| Cash | £63.7k | £38.1k |
| Debtors | £39.4k | £56.7k |
| Net assets | £121.7k | £92.5k |
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.
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
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-23📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2025-04-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-10-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-29➖JAMIESON, Ewan John resigneddirector
- 2006-08-18➕MCDONALD, Scott Allan appointeddirector
- 2004-10-01➕MCDONALD, Colin appointeddirector
- 2004-10-01➕JAMIESON, Ewan John appointeddirector
- 2004-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ALMACIT ENGINEERING LTD.
- 2004-08-23➕PARNHAM, Audrey Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2004-08-23➕MCDONALD, Allan appointeddirector
- 2004-08-23➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-08-23➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-08-23➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-08-23➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Allan Mcdonald Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-08-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Registered office
The Kennels, Gordon Castle
Fochabers
Morayshire
IV32 7PQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
PARNHAM, Audrey Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-08-23
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MCDONALD, Allan→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2004-08-23
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MCDONALD, Colin→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2004-10-01
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MCDONALD, Scott Allan→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2006-08-18
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BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-23 · resigned 2004-08-23
JAMIESON, Ewan John→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2013-11-29
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-23 · resigned 2004-08-23
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Recent filings (69 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-07
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-04-23
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-04-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31