ARCHIBALD MACRAE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC545622 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-16
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£192.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Funeral and related activities
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £192,632
Cash YoY
+166%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£22k
↑ 166% YoY
Net Worth
£193k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£244k
↑ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-29 | 2023-09-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £192.8k | £132.3k |
| Current assets | £244.5k | £189.4k |
| Cash | £22.2k | £8.3k |
| Debtors | £206.5k | £163.7k |
| Net assets | £192.6k | £130.7k |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCHIBALD MACRAE LIMITED
- 2016-09-16➕MACRAE, Alasdair Gilleasbuig appointeddirector
- 2016-09-16➕MACRAE, Catherine Ann appointeddirector
- 2016-09-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
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 "MACRAE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alasdair Gilleasbuig Macrae Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence | 16/09/2016 |
Mrs Catherine Ann Macrae Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/09/2016 |
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
Incorporated2016-09-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96030 — Funeral and related activities
Registered office
61 Keith Street
Stornoway
Isle Of Lewis
HS1 2JG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MACRAE, Alasdair Gilleasbuig→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2016-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACRAE, Catherine Ann→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-16