MCCULLOCH INTERNATIONAL LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC522258 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-10
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49200
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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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 | 0 | 200 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-12-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-20➕MCCULLOCH, Anne Agnes appointeddirector
- 2024-12-20➖MCCULLOCH, William Francis resigneddirector
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-06-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-10🏢Company incorporatedAs MCCULLOCH INTERNATIONAL LTD
- 2015-12-10➕MCCULLOCH, Daniel Muir appointeddirector
- 2015-12-10➕MCCULLOCH, William Francis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
89/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCCULLOCH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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.)
Group structure
W & D Mcculloch (Holdings) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
W & D Mcculloch (Holdings) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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MCCULLOCH INTERNATIONAL LTD
This company · SC522258
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 |
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W & D Mcculloch (Holdings) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/06/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Daniel Muir Mccullochceased 10/06/2022· significant influence
- Mr William Francis Mccullochceased 10/06/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49200 — SIC 49200
Registered office
North Cottage, Craigiemains 10a Main Street
Ballantrae
Girvan
KA26 0NB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MCCULLOCH, Anne Agnes→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2024-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCULLOCH, Daniel Muir→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCULLOCH, William Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2015-12-10 · resigned 2024-12-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/08/2023 | 30/12/2025 |
Recent filings (29 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-06-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-10