AIDAN MCCLELLAND LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03849781 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£747.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 42120
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.2y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £747,932
Net assets shrinking
Down £71,536 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£748k
↓ 8.7% YoY
Current Assets
£893k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £750.3k | £821.9k |
| Current assets | £893.4k | £996.0k |
| Debtors | £70.1k | £50.7k |
| Net assets | £747.9k | £819.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-12-12🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-12-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-12-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2007-05-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 1999-09-28🏢Company incorporatedAs AIDAN MCCLELLAND LIMITED
- 1999-09-28➕MCCLELLAND, Teresa Gertrude appointedsecretary
- 1999-09-28➕MCCLELLAND, Aidan appointeddirector
- 1999-09-28➕BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-28➖BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-09-28➕BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-09-28➖BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCCLELLAND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 Aidan Mcclelland Individual · Irish · DOB 07/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Teresa Gertrude Mcclelland Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC42120 — SIC 42120
Registered office
16 The Mead Centre
Mead Lane
Hertford
SG13 7BJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MCCLELLAND, Teresa Gertrude→
Activesecretary · appointed 1999-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCLELLAND, Aidan→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 1999-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-28 · resigned 1999-09-28
BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-28 · resigned 1999-09-28
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Mortgage and charge | 1 property | 12/12/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Mortgage and charge | 1 property | 12/12/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 12/12/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland | Legal charge | 1 property | 17/05/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (74 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-06-28