MACINTYRE SCOTT & CO. LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC017592 · ltd · incorporated 1933-11-23
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£73.38M
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46170
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 52101SIC 52101
- 52102SIC 52102
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
9 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 43.1y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
144 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,551,708
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Turnover | £73.38M |
| Gross profit | £7.23M |
| Operating profit | £2.07M |
| Profit before tax | £1.55M |
| Average employees | 6500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 3 mortgage
- • 2 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 6 mortgage
- • 2 miscellaneous
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2026-03-17📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2026-03-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-17🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2026-02-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-27🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2026-02-27🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2026-01-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-01-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-01-21🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2026-01-21🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2026-01-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-01-14🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-12➕NAVARRO, Anna appointedsecretary
- 2024-11-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-18➖PULLEN, Mark Reginald David resigneddirector
- 2018-02-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-02-07➕BLATCH, Peter Joseph appointeddirector
- 2018-02-07➕GLANVILLE, Robert John appointeddirector
- 2018-02-07➖RULE, David Arthur resignedsecretary
- 2018-02-07➕PULLEN, Mark Reginald David appointeddirector
- 2018-02-07➖RIDGES-JONES, Nicola Olga resigneddirector
- 2018-02-07➖TIPPLE, David Charles resigneddirector
- 2018-02-07🔒Charge registered #7Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-02-07🔒Charge registered #6Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-02-07🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
- 2018-01-23🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2015-12-01➕TIPPLE, David Charles appointeddirector
- 2011-01-13🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Macintyre Scott Holdings Limited
- 2006-06-30➕RULE, David Arthur appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-30➖SHEPPARD, Janice Lynn resignedsecretary
- 2006-06-30➖SHEPPARD, Janice Lynn resigneddirector
- 2004-05-01➖RIDGES, Frederick John resigneddirector
- 2004-04-19➕RIDGES-JONES, Nicola Olga appointeddirector
- 1993-03-12➖FAED, Simon Frances resigneddirector
- 1988-10-17🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1988-02-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1983-03-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1983-03-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1933-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs MACINTYRE SCOTT & CO. LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Bpg Solutions Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Bpg Solutions Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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MACINTYRE SCOTT & CO. LIMITED
This company · SC017592
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bpg Solutions Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/02/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Macintyre Scott Holdings Limitedceased 07/02/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1933-11-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170
Registered office
Caledonian Exchange
19a Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8HE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
Active
BLATCH, Peter Joseph→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2018-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GLANVILLE, Robert John→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2018-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RULE, David Arthur→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-06-30 · resigned 2018-02-07
SHEPPARD, Janice Lynn→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2006-06-30
FAED, Simon Frances→
Resigneddirector · ~108y · resigned 1993-03-12
PULLEN, Mark Reginald David→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2018-02-07 · resigned 2020-06-18
RIDGES, Frederick John→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2004-05-01
RIDGES-JONES, Nicola Olga→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-04-19 · resigned 2018-02-07
SHEPPARD, Janice Lynn→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2006-06-30
TIPPLE, David Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2018-02-07
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Mortgages & charges
9
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/01/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/01/2026 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/02/2018 | 27/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/02/2018 | 27/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 07/02/2018 | 17/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | Macintyre Scott Holdings Macintyre Scott Holdings Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 13/01/2011 | 14/01/2026 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/02/1988 | 23/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 24/03/1983 | 09/02/2018 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/03/1983 | 17/10/1988 |
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Recent filings (144 total)
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-03-17
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-03-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-26
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28