ANGUS MACKINNON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04113002 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-23
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 25.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£728.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 64910Financial leasing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 25.0y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
96 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £728,225
Cash YoY
+20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£405k
↑ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£728k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 2.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£328k£656k£984k£1.3m£1.6mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£979.9k£749.8k
Current assets£1.64M£1.59M
Cash£404.7k£335.9k
Debtors£464.3k£362.4k
Net assets£728.2k£643.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2026-01-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-08-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-23
    ➕
    MACKINNON, Gemma Elizabeth appointed
    director
  9. 2023-03-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-03-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2023-03-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-09-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-11-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-05-15
    ➖
    MACKINNON, Angus Macleod resigned
    director
  20. 2019-09-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-07-08
    ➖
    SMITH, Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2016-05-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  23. 2016-04-18
    ➖
    CORBETT, John resigned
    director
  24. 2015-05-19
    ➕
    CORBETT, John appointed
    director
  25. 2013-11-22
    ➕
    SMITH, Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2009-08-12
    ➕
    MACKINNON, Margot Patricia appointed
    director
  27. 2009-08-12
    ➕
    MACKINNON, Stuart Angus appointed
    director
  28. 2008-01-18
    ➕
    MACKINNON, Margot Patricia appointed
    secretary
  29. 2008-01-18
    ➖
    ZACKS, David Michael resigned
    secretary
  30. 2004-01-26
    ➖
    LEIGHTON, Ruth resigned
    director
  31. 2003-07-09
    ➖
    ZACKS, David Michael resigned
    director
  32. 2001-08-17
    ➖
    CHANCE, Mitchell Kim resigned
    director
  33. 2001-05-02
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  34. 2001-04-04
    ➕
    ZACKS, David Michael appointed
    director
  35. 2001-03-21
    ➖
    MACKINNON, Margot Patricia resigned
    secretary
  36. 2001-03-21
    ➕
    ZACKS, David Michael appointed
    secretary
  37. 2001-03-21
    ➕
    CHANCE, Mitchell Kim appointed
    director
  38. 2001-03-21
    ➕
    LEIGHTON, Ruth appointed
    director
  39. 2000-11-28
    ➕
    MACKINNON, Margot Patricia appointed
    secretary
  40. 2000-11-28
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2000-11-28
    ➕
    MACKINNON, Angus Macleod appointed
    director
  42. 2000-11-28
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 2000-11-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANGUS MACKINNON LIMITED
  44. 2000-11-23
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  45. 2000-11-23
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACKINNON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MACKINNON, Gemma Elizabeth (same surname) appointed 2023-05-23. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Mackinnon Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mackinnon Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ANGUS MACKINNON LIMITED
This company · 04113002

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mackinnon Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/01/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mackinnon Staffordshire Limitedceased 27/01/2026· 75-100% shares

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45111 — Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

Registered office

Derby Road
Uttoxeter
Staffordshire
ST14 8EG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

MACKINNON, Margot Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKINNON, Gemma Elizabeth→
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKINNON, Margot Patricia→
director · ~78y · appointed 2009-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKINNON, Stuart Angus→
director · ~48y · appointed 2009-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKINNON, Margot Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-28 · resigned 2001-03-21
Resigned
ZACKS, David Michael→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-21 · resigned 2008-01-18
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-23 · resigned 2000-11-28
Resigned
CHANCE, Mitchell Kim→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-03-21 · resigned 2001-08-17
Resigned
CORBETT, John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-05-19 · resigned 2016-04-18
Resigned
LEIGHTON, Ruth→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-03-21 · resigned 2004-01-26
Resigned
MACKINNON, Angus Macleod→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-11-28 · resigned 2020-05-15
Resigned
SMITH, Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-11-22 · resigned 2019-07-08
Resigned
ZACKS, David Michael→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-04-04 · resigned 2003-07-09
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-23 · resigned 2000-11-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—16/05/2016—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property02/05/2001—
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Recent filings (96 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-16