ACE TRAVEL (SCOTLAND) LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC527831 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-24
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£1.74M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
30 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,738,863
Cash YoY
-22%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£524k
↓ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£1.7m
↑ 7.4% YoY
Current Assets
£728k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.66M | £2.97M |
| Current assets | £727.8k | £1.11M |
| Cash | £524.3k | £675.7k |
| Debtors | £203.5k | £429.9k |
| Net assets | £1.74M | £1.62M |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-02➕MCLEAN, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2023-08-02➖MCLEAN, Andrew John resigneddirector
- 2023-08-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-03-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-03➕MCLEAN, Susan appointeddirector
- 2020-08-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-05-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ACE TRAVEL (SCOTLAND) LTD.
- 2016-02-24➕MCLEAN, Andrew John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew John Mclean Individual · British · DOB 05/1999 · age 27 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 17/03/2023 |
Ms Susan Mclean Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 17/03/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Andrew John Mcleanceased 22/05/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
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
Incorporated2016-02-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities
Registered office
191 Station Road
Shotts
North Lanarkshire
ML7 4BA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MCLEAN, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2023-08-02
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MCLEAN, Susan→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-08-03
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MCLEAN, Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2016-02-24 · resigned 2023-08-02
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08