MACDONALD & MUIR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC019038 · ltd · incorporated 1936-04-03
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 6.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.1y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
37 officers (4 active, 37 linked, 34 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
194 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (83 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-30➖SCOTLAND, Michael David resigneddirector
- 2025-12-30➖TAHLIN, Jonas resigneddirector
- 2025-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-01➕MCALEESE, Allison appointeddirector
- 2025-08-01➕STANLEY, Eleanor Anne Mary appointeddirector
- 2025-08-01➕SCOTLAND, Michael David appointeddirector
- 2025-07-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-06-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-01➖NELSON, Peter Jonathon, Dr resigneddirector
- 2024-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-03➕MACRAE, Caspar Alexander appointeddirector
- 2023-07-03➖MORADPOUR, Thomas Jean resigneddirector
- 2022-10-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-01➖HASAN, Nauman Saleem resigneddirector
- 2022-10-01➕TAHLIN, Jonas appointeddirector
- 2022-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-01➕BERNADOU, Marie appointeddirector
- 2022-07-01➖BOULAN, Jean-Marc Rene resigneddirector
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-01➖YEOMANS, Richard Spencer resigneddirector
- 2020-03-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: James Scott, Janet Margaret Scott, John Andrew Scott and Fiona Joan Scott as the Partners of and Trustees for the Firm of J Scott & Partners
- 2018-08-15➖HOELLINGER, Marc resigneddirector
- 2018-08-15➕MORADPOUR, Thomas Jean appointeddirector
- 2017-04-30➖FLEMING, Martha Jayne resignedsecretary
- 2017-04-30➕BOULAN, Jean-Marc Rene appointeddirector
- 2017-04-30➖FLEMING, Martha Jayne resigneddirector
- 2017-04-30➕YEOMANS, Richard Spencer appointeddirector
- 2017-02-02➖PIETRINI, Hugues Michel resigneddirector
- 2016-09-01➕HASAN, Nauman Saleem appointeddirector
- 2015-12-31➖DRYSDALE, Ian Maxwell, Hr Director resigneddirector
- 2015-05-12➖NEEP, Paul Anthony resigneddirector
- 2014-09-01➖GALLOT, Jean-Marc Francois Nicolas resigneddirector
- 2014-09-01➕PIETRINI, Hugues Michel appointeddirector
- 2014-07-15➖PENOT, Guillaume Marie Maurice resigneddirector
- 2014-03-01➕GALLOT, Jean-Marc Francois Nicolas appointeddirector
- 2014-01-31➕HOELLINGER, Marc appointeddirector
- 2014-01-31➖SKIPWORTH, Paul Henry resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 83 events
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: SCOTLAND, Michael David resigned 2025-12-30; TAHLIN, Jonas resigned 2025-12-30
Group structure
The Glenmorangie Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
The Glenmorangie Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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MACDONALD & MUIR LIMITED
This company · SC019038
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Glenmorangie Company Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1936-04-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
6 St Andrew Square
Level 4
Edinburgh
EH2 2BD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11
Officers (4 active · 33 resigned)
BERNADOU, Marie→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-07-01
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MACRAE, Caspar Alexander→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-07-03
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MCALEESE, Allison→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-08-01
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STANLEY, Eleanor Anne Mary→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-08-01
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CULLEN, Peter Beszant→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-06-25
FLEMING, Martha Jayne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2017-04-30
MACDONALD, Alison Erica→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-06-25 · resigned 2005-05-31
BOULAN, Jean-Marc Rene→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-04-30 · resigned 2022-07-01
BROWN, William Bennett→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1996-02-19
BURNET, Anthony John→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2006-03-11
BUXTON, Ian Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · resigned 1990-12-31
CULLEN, Peter Beszant→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1996-08-31
DARBYSHIRE, Peter Michael Arvor→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1995-04-20 · resigned 1998-07-06
DRYSDALE, Ian Maxwell, Hr Director→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1994-10-25 · resigned 2015-12-31
EDELMAN, Keith Graeme→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2002-05-16 · resigned 2005-01-18
ERLANGER, Simon David→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1994-04-01 · resigned 2003-01-01
FLEMING, Martha Jayne→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2009-08-14 · resigned 2017-04-30
FYFE, James Hood→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1996-10-18
GALLOT, Jean-Marc Francois Nicolas→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2014-09-01
HAMILTON, Iain Lindsay→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1997-01-06 · resigned 2009-08-14
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | James Scott, Janet Margaret Scott, John Andrew Scott and Fiona Joan Scott as the Partners of and Trustees for the Firm of J Scott & Partners | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/03/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (194 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-22