AIDAN MCCLELLAND LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 17.4y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2008-12-19📄particulars-of-a-mortgage-chargemortgage · 402(NI)
- 2008-12-19📄particulars-of-a-mortgage-chargemortgage · 402(NI)
- 2008-12-19📄particulars-of-a-mortgage-chargemortgage · 402(NI)
- 2008-12-19📄particulars-of-a-mortgage-chargemortgage · 402(NI)
- 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
- 2008-12-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-10-08📄legacyaccounts · ACX(NI)
- 2008-08-26📄legacyaccounts · 233(NI)
- 2007-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs AIDAN MCCLELLAND LIMITED
- 2007-06-11➕MCCLELLAND, Teresa appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-11➕MCCLELLAND, Aidan appointeddirector
- 2007-06-11📄legacyother · 641(NI)
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 19 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 12/12/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 12/12/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 12/12/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 12/12/2008 | — |