ANDREW MACDONALD JOINERS & CONTRACTORS LTD.

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SC339552 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£-755
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £755

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£755
Current Assets
£120k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£14.6k
Current assets£120.4k
Net assets£-755

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-06-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2023-05-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    GUTHRIE, Katherine Anne resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW MACDONALD JOINERS & CONTRACTORS LTD.
  19. 2008-03-13
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Andrew appointed
    director
  20. 2008-03-13
    ➕
    GUTHRIE, Katherine Anne appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-03-13
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-03-13
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-03-13
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2008-03-13
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACDONALD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Andrew Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Julie Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/05/2016

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
Incorporated2008-03-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

42 Comrie Street
Crieff
Perthshire
PH7 4AX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MACDONALD, Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-03-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUTHRIE, Katherine Anne→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-13 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-13 · resigned 2008-03-13
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-13 · resigned 2008-03-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-06-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-24