ISAAC S MACKIE TRUST LIMITED (THE)

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SC047773 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1970-07-24

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

31 officers (6 active, 31 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

127 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2026-01-09
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officers · TM01
2026-01-09
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officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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accounts · AA
2025-12-09
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FORGAN, Marilyn Ishbel resigned
director
2025-12-09
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JOHNSON, Elizabeth Ann resigned
director
2025-01-13
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officers · TM01
2025-01-09
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accounts · AA
2024-04-09
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RUSSELL, Angela Mary resigned
director
2024-01-10
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accounts · AA
2023-11-27
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officers · AP03
2023-04-04
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officers · TM01
2023-04-04
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officers · TM02
2023-04-04
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address · AD01
2023-04-01
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DICKSON, Graeme Ross Campbell appointed
secretary
2023-03-31
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PATTULLO, David Patrick resigned
secretary
2023-03-31
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PATTULLO, David Patrick resigned
director
2023-01-05
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officers · CH01
2022-09-30
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accounts · AA
2022-06-08
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officers · AP01
2022-06-08
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officers · AP01
2022-03-29
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DICKSON, Graeme Ross Campbell appointed
director
2022-03-29
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JONES, Shona Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-01-05
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officers · TM01
2021-09-17
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accounts · AA
2021-09-07
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GARLAND, Mabel resigned
director
2020-09-29
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accounts · AA
2019-09-20
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accounts · AA
2017-12-27
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SNEDDON, Alexander resigned
director
2016-12-13
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DALGLISH, Iain Maitland appointed
director
2016-12-13
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RUSSELL, Angela Mary appointed
director
2016-09-13
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MURDOCH, Ewart Gladstone, Dr resigned
director
2015-09-08
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GARLAND, Kenneth Angus appointed
director
2011-09-30
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MCDOWELL, Brian Stanley, Reverend resigned
director
2007-12-11
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MCDOWELL, Brian Stanley, Reverend appointed
director
2007-09-11
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PATON, Iain Ferguson resigned
director
2004-09-14
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BAKER, Peter L resigned
director
2003-06-10
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JOHNSON, Elizabeth Ann appointed
director
2003-01-13
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JOHNSON, Theodore Thomas Ross resigned
director
2002-05-01
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LAURITSEN, Janis resigned
director
1999-12-07
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FORGAN, Marilyn Ishbel appointed
director
1999-09-14
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THOMSON, Ann Crawford resigned
director
1999-01-13
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PATON, Iain Ferguson appointed
director
1998-06-10
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SNEDDON, Alexander appointed
director
1998-03-12
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MEAGER, Peter resigned
director
1997-08-15
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HAMILTON, Margaret resigned
director
1996-12-04
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JOHNSON, Theodore Thomas Ross appointed
director
1996-12-04
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MURDOCH, Ewart Gladstone, Dr appointed
director
1996-09-11
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PETRIE, Gavin R resigned
director
1993-09-08
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ROY, Christopher Richard appointed
director
1993-06-09
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BARKER, Thomas C resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 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 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 56 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FORGAN, Marilyn Ishbel resigned 2025-12-09; JOHNSON, Elizabeth Ann resigned 2025-12-09

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1970-07-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Chestney House

149 Market Street

St Andrews

Fife

KY16 9PF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-13

Last: 2025-12-30