J & W MCNAE LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4 | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-11📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-11-09📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs J & W MCNAE LTD
- 2019-11-07➕MCNAE, David appointeddirector
- 2019-11-07➕WATT, Basil appointeddirector
- 2019-11-07➕WATT, Margaret appointeddirector
- 2019-11-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCNAE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Basil Watt Tractors Ltd Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 07/11/2019 |
David Mcnae & Son Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/11/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
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