MACROCOM (1030) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC459844 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-23

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 12.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.5y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 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

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-09-23
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accounts · AA
2024-11-14
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officers · AP01
2024-11-14
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officers · TM01
2024-11-01
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EDWARDS, Rhuaraidh Douglas appointed
director
2024-11-01
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SLOAN, David Orr resigned
director
2024-09-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-17
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MACDONALD, Julie Caldwell appointed
director
2023-03-17
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HUTCHENS, David resigned
director
2022-09-09
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accounts · AA
2021-09-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2021-03-09
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officers · AP01
2021-03-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-03-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-09
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-05
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2021-02-27
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OKSHOLEN, Petter appointed
director
2021-02-27
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SELSTAD, Hans-Petter appointed
director
2021-02-27
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BORROWS, James resigned
director
2021-02-27
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DEHANY, James Roger resigned
director
2021-02-27
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MACDONALD, Julie Caldwell resigned
director
2021-02-27
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TRAYNOR, James resigned
director
2021-02-27
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Charge registered #2
Lender: David Sloan as Security Trustee
2020-05-07
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OMAN, Finlay Mackenzie appointed
director
2020-05-07
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HUTCHENS, David appointed
director
2020-05-07
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MACDONALD, Julie Caldwell appointed
director
2020-05-07
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SLOAN, David Orr appointed
director
2013-10-16
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SLOAN, David Orr appointed
secretary
2013-10-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2013-10-07
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BORROWS, James appointed
director
2013-09-23
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Company incorporated
As MACROCOM (1030) LIMITED
2013-09-23
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DEHANY, James Roger appointed
director
2013-09-23
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TRAYNOR, James appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

Selstad Holdings A.S. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Selstad Holdings A.S.

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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MACROCOM (1030) LIMITED

This company · SC459844

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Selstad Holdings A.S. Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	27/02/2021

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Finlay Mackenzie Omanceased 27/02/2021· significant influence
Mr David Hutchensceased 27/02/2021· significant influence
Mr James Traynorceased 07/05/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr James Roger Dehanyceased 06/04/2016· board control

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

Incorporated2013-09-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

1 Mill Road

Kilbirnie

Ayrshire

KA25 7DZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-07

Last: 2025-09-23