MACAULAY MACAULAY LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC739333 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-26
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£238
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 £238
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,762 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£238
↓ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£237
↓ 88% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £238 | £2.0k |
| Current assets | £237 | £2.0k |
| Net assets | £238 | £2.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-04-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs MACAULAY MACAULAY LIMITED
- 2022-07-26➕MACAULAY, John James appointeddirector
- 2022-07-26➕MACAULAY, Rosy Violet appointeddirector
- 2022-07-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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 "MACAULAY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-05-13: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John James Macaulay Individual · British · DOB 05/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 27/01/2026 |
Miss Rosy Violet Macaulay Individual · British · DOB 11/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/07/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Professional services · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A F MACARTHUR CONSULTANCY LTD→ SC810187 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANCY SOFTWARE LIMITED→ SC699198 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACCOUNTANTS PL LTD→ SC552385 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACTM HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC555738 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ADD ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ SC575625 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ADVICEWORX LTD→ SC743338 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AIKENGALL COMMUNITY WIND COMPANY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC333973 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| AJ LYON LIMITED→ SC344464 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| AK HERITAGE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ SC839444 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AKS POWER MANAGEMENT LTD→ SC759996 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALDEN BUSINESS CONSULTING LTD→ SC523522 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ALDERSTONE ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED→ SC646904 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-07-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities
Registered office
Drumsheugh House
Drumsheugh Gardens
Edinburgh
EH3 7SW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MACAULAY, John James→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2022-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACAULAY, Rosy Violet→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-05-13
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-26