ALAN MACKAY MACHINERY (FORFAR) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC465072 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-03
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,152,092
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.15M | — |
| Cash | — | £2.76M |
| Average employees | 2600 | — |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-06📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-08-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-12-03🏢Company incorporatedAs ALAN MACKAY MACHINERY (FORFAR) LIMITED
- 2013-12-03➕MACKAY, Irene May appointedsecretary
- 2013-12-03➕ANDERSON, Ross David appointeddirector
- 2013-12-03➕MACKAY, Alan appointeddirector
- 2013-12-03➕MACKAY, Irene May appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACKAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- 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 |
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Mr Alan Mackay Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Ross David Anderson Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 20/06/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A REID SUPPORT SERVICES LTD→ SC622523 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A.A. DOMESTIC REPAIRS & SERVICES LTD→ SC631651 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ABC BUILDING & LANDSCAPES LTD→ SC875987 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMC MOT & SERVICE CENTRE LTD→ SC606073 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ANDERSON FIRE LTD→ SC502420 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ANGEL NAILS STUDIO LTD→ SC821152 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANGUS AESTHETICS LTD→ SC779761 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANGUS AGENCIES (1997) LIMITED→ SC177105 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| ANGUS ALARMS & SECURITY LIMITED→ SC567611 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ANGUS BOARDING & WALKIES LIMITED→ SC843873 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANGUS BOUNDARIES LTD→ SC696063 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ANGUS CLASSIC INTERIORS LIMITED→ SC644082 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Garthfield
Padanaram
Forfar
Angus
DD8 1PF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ANDERSON, Ross David→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKAY, Alan→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2013-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKAY, Irene May→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-28