MCALEER MEDICAL HALL LTD

🌳Matureactive
NI026565 · ltd · incorporated 1992-05-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
£457.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
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
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £457,115
Cash YoY
+44%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£135k
↑ 44% YoY
Net Worth
£457k
↑ 8.2% YoY
Current Assets
£316k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£91k£183k£274k£366k£457kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£457.1k£422.5k
Current assets£315.9k£259.1k
Cash£135.0k£93.8k
Debtors£84.4k£80.2k
Net assets£457.1k£422.5k

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
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-11
    CAVANAGH, Sean Gerard appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  4. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-08
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-07-20
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    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2004-06-01
    GORMLEY, Damian Terence appointed
    director
  18. 2004-06-01
    DONNELLY, Catriona resigned
    director
  19. 2000-04-11
    DONNELLY, Catriona appointed
    director
  20. 2000-04-11
    DONNELLY, Emos Patrick resigned
    director
  21. 1992-05-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MCALEER MEDICAL HALL LTD
  22. 1992-05-12
    MCALEER, Maureen Teresa appointed
    secretary
  23. 1992-05-12
    MCALEER, Maureen Teresa appointed
    director
  24. 1992-05-12
    MCALEER, Michael appointed
    director
  25. 1992-05-12
    DONNELLY, Emos Patrick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCALEER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Maureen Mcaleer
Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
2550%
25-50% shares31/03/2017
Mr Michael Mcaleer
Individual · Irish · DOB 09/1960 · age 66
2550%
25-50% shares31/03/2017

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
Incorporated1992-05-12
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores

Registered office

105 Edendoit Road
Pomeroy
BT70 2RG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

MCALEER, Maureen Teresa
secretary · appointed 1992-05-12
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Active
CAVANAGH, Sean Gerard
director · ~43y · appointed 2026-03-11
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Active
GORMLEY, Damian Terence
director · ~53y · appointed 2004-06-01
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Active
MCALEER, Maureen Teresa
director · ~66y · appointed 1992-05-12
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Active
MCALEER, Michael
director · ~66y · appointed 1992-05-12
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Active
DONNELLY, Catriona
director · ~57y · appointed 2000-04-11 · resigned 2004-06-01
Resigned
DONNELLY, Emos Patrick
director · ~58y · appointed 1992-05-12 · resigned 2000-04-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

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2026-02-18
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2025-08-28
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2025-02-12
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2024-12-18
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2024-02-09
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2024-02-08
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2023-06-28
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2023-02-08
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2022-05-02
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2022-02-09
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2021-07-28
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2021-07-27