MCCALLUM (BARRHEAD) LIMITED

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SC052177 · ltd · incorporated 1973-01-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£35.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 49.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 49.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £35,195

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£35k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£14k£21k£28k£35kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£35.2k£35.2k
Debtors£19£19
Net assets£35.2k£35.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-07-22
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  3. 2024-04-11
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  4. 2024-04-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-04-11
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2023-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-06
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  9. 2020-06-22
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  10. 2019-05-30
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  11. 2018-05-25
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  12. 2017-07-11
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  13. 2016-08-25
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  14. 2016-04-26
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  15. 2015-11-20
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    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2015-11-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2002-11-12
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    MATHIESON, Ruth Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-11-12
    ➕
    MATHIESON, Gordon Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2002-11-12
    ➖
    STEELE, Alan Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-11-12
    ➖
    STEELE, Alan Gordon resigned
    director
  21. 2002-10-31
    ➕
    STEELE, Alan Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-10-31
    ➖
    STEELE, Alan Gordon resigned
    secretary
  23. 2002-10-31
    ➖
    BROWN, Alastair Mcbain resigned
    director
  24. 2001-02-28
    ➖
    STEELE, Alan Kenneth resigned
    director
  25. 2001-02-28
    ➖
    STEELE, Margaret Gibson Speir resigned
    director
  26. 2000-12-31
    ➕
    STEELE, Alan Gordon appointed
    director
  27. 1998-12-30
    ➕
    STEELE, Alan Gordon appointed
    secretary
  28. 1998-12-30
    ➖
    STEELE, Margaret Gibson Speir resigned
    secretary
  29. 1991-12-16
    ➕
    STEELE, Alan Kenneth appointed
    director
  30. 1990-12-24
    ➖
    MONTGOMERIE, John Speir resigned
    secretary
  31. 1990-12-24
    ➕
    STEELE, Margaret Gibson Speir appointed
    secretary
  32. 1990-12-24
    ➖
    MONTGOMERIE, John Speir resigned
    director
  33. 1976-11-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  34. 1973-01-08
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    Company incorporated
    As MCCALLUM (BARRHEAD) LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 53 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon Robert Mathieson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-01-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Glen Works
4 Paisley Road
Barrhead
Glasgow
G78 1ND

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

MATHIESON, Ruth Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATHIESON, Gordon Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MONTGOMERIE, John Speir→
secretary · resigned 1990-12-24
Resigned
STEELE, Alan Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-31 · resigned 2002-11-12
Resigned
STEELE, Alan Gordon→
secretary · appointed 1998-12-30 · resigned 2002-10-31
Resigned
STEELE, Margaret Gibson Speir→
secretary · appointed 1990-12-24 · resigned 1998-12-30
Resigned
BROWN, Alastair Mcbain→
director · ~75y · resigned 2002-10-31
Resigned
MONTGOMERIE, John Speir→
director · resigned 1990-12-24
Resigned
STEELE, Alan Gordon→
director · ~53y · appointed 2000-12-31 · resigned 2002-11-12
Resigned
STEELE, Alan Kenneth→
director · ~81y · appointed 1991-12-16 · resigned 2001-02-28
Resigned
STEELE, Margaret Gibson Speir→
director · ~81y · resigned 2001-02-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property15/11/197620/11/2015

Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-22