A. R. MCLEAN BUILDING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09488180 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-13
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-6.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,249

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£6k
Current Assets
£9k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£-3.2k
Current assets£9.3k
Debtors£9.3k
Net assets£-6.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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  2. 2025-12-23
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  3. 2024-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-21
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  5. 2023-03-28
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  6. 2023-03-27
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  7. 2023-03-27
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-03-27
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    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-11-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-26
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  12. 2019-12-23
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  13. 2019-12-23
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-12-23
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    address · AD01
  15. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-04
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    MCLEAN, Debra Taylor resigned
    director
  17. 2018-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-15
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    MCLEAN, Debra Taylor appointed
    director
  19. 2015-03-13
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    Company incorporated
    As A. R. MCLEAN BUILDING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  20. 2015-03-13
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Alasdair Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCLEAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alasdair Richard Mclean
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Debra Taylor Mccleanceased 04/12/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2015-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

49 Austhorpe Road
Cross Gates
Leeds
LS15 8BA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCLEAN, Alasdair Richard→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-03-13
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Active
MCLEAN, Debra Taylor→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-01-15 · resigned 2019-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-22