BARRACHANDER QUARRY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC415606 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-27

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 08110

Sector: Mining & quarrying

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	2200	1400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-01-29
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-02
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-21
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MCCRAE, Susan appointed
secretary
2024-05-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-05-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-11-17
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-11-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2012-01-27
🏢
Company incorporated
As BARRACHANDER QUARRY LIMITED
2012-01-27
➕
MCCRAE, Alistair James appointed
director
2012-01-27
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MCCRAE, Calum Saunders appointed
director
2012-01-27
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MCCRAE, Linda Helen Stevenson appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Calum Saunders Mccrae Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1984 · age 42	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Linda Helen Stevenson Mccraeceased 15/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Alistair James Mccraeceased 15/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2012-01-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC08110 — SIC 08110

Registered office

Ground Floor

Clachan Offices

Cairndow

PA26 8BH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-10

Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

MCCRAE, Susan→

secretary · appointed 2024-05-21

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MCCRAE, Alistair James→

director · ~75y · appointed 2012-01-27

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Active

MCCRAE, Calum Saunders→

director · ~42y · appointed 2012-01-27

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Active

MCCRAE, Linda Helen Stevenson→

director · ~73y · appointed 2012-01-27

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-05

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-01-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-09

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-08-28

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-04-02

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-04-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-20

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-10-08

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2024-05-21

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-05-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-18

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-09

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2022-11-18