MACLEAN TM LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC332352 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-12
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£419.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -87% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 4.8y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £419,444
Net assets shrinking
Down £80,098 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 87% YoY
Cash YoY
-87%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£8k
↓ 87% YoY
Net Worth
£419k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£72k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £669.4k | £779.5k |
| Current assets | £72.3k | £207.0k |
| Cash | £8.0k | £62.8k |
| Debtors | £64.3k | £144.2k |
| Net assets | £419.4k | £499.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-21🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-07-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-29➖1924 NOMINEES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-06-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-06-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2020-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-10-12🏢Company incorporatedAs MACLEAN TM LIMITED
- 2007-10-12➕MACLEAN, Annemarie Caroline appointeddirector
- 2007-10-12➕MACLEAN, Mark Iain Hugh appointeddirector
- 2007-10-12➕1924 NOMINEES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-10-12➕1924 DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-10-12➖1924 DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-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 "MACLEAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Iain Hugh Maclean Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
Mrs Annemarie Caroline Maclean Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
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
Incorporated2007-10-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
21 Lansdowne Crescent
C/O Gallone
Edinburgh
EH12 5EH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MACLEAN, Annemarie Caroline→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLEAN, Mark Iain Hugh→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2007-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
1924 NOMINEES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-12 · resigned 2021-06-29
1924 DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-10-12 · resigned 2007-10-12
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/12/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/07/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/06/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (50 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-07-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-07-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-29