A MACLEOD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC475785 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-22
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41201Construction of commercial buildings
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.2y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~3.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees4300

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-07
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-10-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2025-09-02
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2025-09-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-09-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-09-02
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-08-15
    MACLEOD, Alasdair appointed
    director
  10. 2025-08-15
    MUIR, Edward Balfour resigned
    director
  11. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-02-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-01-27
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2023-01-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Balfour Muir Offshore Limited
  17. 2023-01-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2023-01-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2023-01-04
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2023-01-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-12-16
    MACLEOD, Alasdair resigned
    director
  22. 2022-12-15
    MUIR, Edward Balfour appointed
    director
  23. 2022-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-10-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  25. 2021-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2021-06-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  27. 2014-04-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A MACLEOD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  28. 2014-04-22
    MACLEOD, Alasdair appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "MACLEOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

A Macleod Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A Macleod Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
A MACLEOD CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
This company · SC475785

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
A Macleod Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares15/08/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Edward Balfour Muirceased 15/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Alasdair Macleodceased 15/12/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · 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
Incorporated2014-04-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Thainstone Business Centre
Thainstone Business Centre
Inverurie
AB51 5TB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MACLEOD, Alasdair
director · ~37y · appointed 2025-08-15
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Active
MACLEOD, Alasdair
director · ~37y · appointed 2014-04-22 · resigned 2022-12-16
Resigned
MUIR, Edward Balfour
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-12-15 · resigned 2025-08-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Balfour Muir Offshore
Balfour Muir Offshore Limited
A registered charge1 property25/01/202307/10/2025

Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-01-27