MALLAIG MARINE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC767683 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-28
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
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-11-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2023-11-01
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  6. 2023-10-30
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2023-10-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2023-10-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2023-10-11
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  10. 2023-10-11
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    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  11. 2023-10-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2023-09-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-09-13
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-09-13
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    address · AD01
  15. 2023-09-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2023-09-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2023-09-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2023-09-13
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2023-09-13
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-09-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2023-08-31
    MCDONELL, Catherine appointed
    director
  22. 2023-08-31
    MCDONELL, Donald Ian appointed
    director
  23. 2023-08-31
    DEANE, David William resigned
    director
  24. 2023-08-31
    MCDONELL, Catherine appointed
    director
  25. 2023-08-31
    MCDONELL, Catherine resigned
    director
  26. 2023-04-28
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    Company incorporated
    As MALLAIG MARINE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  27. 2023-04-28
    DEANE, David William appointed
    director
  28. 2023-04-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Red flags

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2023-10-11: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Donald Ian Mcdonell
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/08/2023
Mrs Catherine Mcdonell
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/08/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David William Deaneceased 31/08/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Glengorm
Morar
Mallaig
PH40 4PA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCDONELL, Catherine
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-08-31
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Active
MCDONELL, Donald Ian
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-08-31
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Active
DEANE, David William
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-04-28 · resigned 2023-08-31
Resigned
MCDONELL, Catherine
director · ~51y · appointed 2023-08-31 · resigned 2023-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-11-01
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-11-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-30
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2023-10-11
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2023-10-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-13