MCLAUGHLIN & HARVEY LIMITED

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NI027864 · ltd · incorporated 1993-10-15

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

42990Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 27.1y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 27.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

28 officers (10 active, 28 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

154 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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2025-12-16
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GRIFFEN, Paul appointed
director
2025-12-16
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KEYS, Martin Thomas John appointed
director
2025-12-16
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officers · AP01
2025-12-16
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officers · AP01
2025-12-16
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officers · TM01
2025-12-10
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KIERAN, Michael Patrick resigned
director
2025-08-26
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officers · AP01
2025-08-22
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MARKWELL, Michael Stephen appointed
director
2025-06-09
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officers · CH01
2025-06-09
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officers · CH01
2025-06-09
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officers · CH01
2024-11-15
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accounts · AA
2024-03-14
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officers · TM01
2024-02-15
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accounts · AA
2024-01-10
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CHEEVERS, Kenneth Henderson resigned
director
2023-01-11
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officers · TM01
2022-12-31
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BUCHANAN, Patrick William Samuel resigned
director
2022-12-29
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accounts · AA
2022-10-19
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officers · TM02
2022-10-19
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2022-10-17
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MARKWELL, Michael Stephen appointed
secretary
2022-10-17
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BUCHANAN, Patrick William Samuel resigned
secretary
2022-10-06
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address · AD01
2022-08-05
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accounts · AA01
2021-07-21
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accounts · AA
2020-12-14
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BUCHANAN, Patrick William Samuel appointed
secretary
2020-12-14
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PATTON, Kathy resigned
secretary
2020-12-14
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officers · AP03
2020-12-14
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officers · TM02
2020-06-30
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LARMOUR, David Alexander resigned
director
2020-06-30
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MC KEE, Alan George resigned
director
2019-01-22
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BUCHANAN, Patrick William Samuel resigned
secretary
2019-01-22
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PATTON, Kathy appointed
secretary
2019-01-07
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DEVLIN, Daniel James appointed
director
2019-01-07
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TURTLE, David Albert appointed
director
2019-01-07
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BUCHANAN, Patrick William Samuel appointed
director
2017-09-29
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SCOTT, Martin resigned
director
2016-01-20
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GLASS, Samuel John resigned
director
2016-01-04
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COLLINS, Christopher John appointed
director
2015-12-31
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COULTER, Alan Thomas resigned
director
2015-04-30
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HAMILL, Stephen Andrew Samuel resigned
director
2015-01-19
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O'NEILL, David Conor appointed
director
2013-06-26
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CHEEVERS, Richard Alexander appointed
director
2013-04-24
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
2013-01-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Ulster Bank Ireland Limited
2009-01-01
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GLASS, Samuel John appointed
director
2009-01-01
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KIERAN, Michael Patrick appointed
director
2009-01-01
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LARMOUR, David Alexander appointed
director
2009-01-01
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MC KEE, Alan George appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — 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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 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.)

Group structure

Mclaughlin & Harvey Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mclaughlin & Harvey Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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MCLAUGHLIN & HARVEY LIMITED

This company · NI027864

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mclaughlin & Harvey Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1993-10-15

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

15 Trench Road

Mallusk

Newtownabbey

Co. Antrim

BT36 4TY

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-22

Last: 2025-10-08