MCHARDY PRIVATE WEALTH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC324229 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (7 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-30
Average employees2000

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-05-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-05-12
    JOHNSON, Stuart appointed
    director
  4. 2025-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-03-19
    HARDIE, Alan Murdo appointed
    director
  7. 2025-03-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-02-28
    CRAIG, Jonathan Lindsay Mclaren appointed
    director
  9. 2025-01-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-01-20
    O'BRIEN, Joseph appointed
    director
  11. 2024-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-05-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-02-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-03-09
    THORNTON-SMITH, Mark James appointed
    director
  16. 2023-03-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-10-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2022-09-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  19. 2022-03-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-10-20
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  22. 2020-09-24
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  23. 2020-09-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  24. 2020-09-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Vertus Capital SPV1 Limited as Lender (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01)
  25. 2020-09-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  26. 2020-09-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  27. 2019-06-14
    SMITH, Ross Anderson Kemp resigned
    director
  28. 2018-09-04
    FLETCHER, Richard Andrew appointed
    director
  29. 2018-09-04
    KERR, Andrew James appointed
    director
  30. 2018-09-04
    WISHART, Valerie Anne resigned
    secretary
  31. 2018-09-04
    SMITH, Ross Anderson Kemp appointed
    director
  32. 2018-09-04
    WISHART, Iain Paterson, Mr. resigned
    director
  33. 2018-09-04
    WISHART, Valerie Anne resigned
    director
  34. 2009-07-31
    WISHART, Valerie Anne appointed
    director
  35. 2007-05-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MCHARDY PRIVATE WEALTH LIMITED
  36. 2007-05-23
    WISHART, Valerie Anne appointed
    secretary
  37. 2007-05-23
    WISHART, Iain Paterson, Mr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

48/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

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

Mchardy Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mchardy Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
MCHARDY PRIVATE WEALTH LIMITED
This company · SC324229

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
Mchardy Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/06/2020
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mchardy Financial Limitedceased 01/06/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr. Iain Paterson Wishartceased 04/09/2018· 50-75% shares
  • Mrs Valerie Anne Wishartceased 04/09/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2007-05-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Registered office

13 Bon Accord Crescent
Aberdeen
AB11 6DE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-06
Last: 2025-05-23

Officers (7 active · 4 resigned)

CRAIG, Jonathan Lindsay Mclaren
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-02-28
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Active
FLETCHER, Richard Andrew
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-09-04
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Active
HARDIE, Alan Murdo
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-03-19
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Active
JOHNSON, Stuart
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-05-12
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Active
KERR, Andrew James
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-09-04
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Active
O'BRIEN, Joseph
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-01-20
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Active
THORNTON-SMITH, Mark James
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-03-09
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Active
WISHART, Valerie Anne
secretary · appointed 2007-05-23 · resigned 2018-09-04
Resigned
SMITH, Ross Anderson Kemp
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-09-04 · resigned 2019-06-14
Resigned
WISHART, Iain Paterson, Mr.
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-05-23 · resigned 2018-09-04
Resigned
WISHART, Valerie Anne
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-07-31 · resigned 2018-09-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Vertus Capital SPV1 as Lender (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01)
Vertus Capital SPV1 Limited as Lender (As Defined in the Instrument Evidencing the Charge Accompanying This Form MR01)
A registered charge17/09/2020
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Recent filings (76 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-25