A. M. MACDONALD (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC063317 · ltd · incorporated 1977-10-20
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 43.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£164.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 43.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
100 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.

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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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £164,491
Net assets shrinking
Down £45,409 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£164k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£217k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£69k£138k£206k£275k£344kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£164.5k£209.9k
Current assets£217.1k£344.2k
Net assets£164.5k£209.9k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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  2. 2024-10-04
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  3. 2023-12-15
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  7. 2023-11-06
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  8. 2023-11-06
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  9. 2023-11-06
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  10. 2022-12-23
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  11. 2021-12-22
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  12. 2020-12-23
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  13. 2019-11-13
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  14. 2018-11-27
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  15. 2018-03-16
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  16. 2017-03-07
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  17. 2006-01-03
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    MACDONALD, Sheena Murray appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-01-01
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    MACIVER, Angus resigned
    secretary
  19. 1995-10-07
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    MACDONALD, Sheena Murray appointed
    director
  20. 1995-10-07
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    MACIVER, Angus resigned
    director
  21. 1992-06-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  22. 1982-12-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  23. 1977-10-20
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    Company incorporated
    As A. M. MACDONALD (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACDONALD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sheena Murray Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 01/1942 · age 84
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/12/2023
Mr Archibald Macnaughton Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 01/1944 · age 82
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/08/2016

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
Incorporated1977-10-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

5 Muirshearlich
Banavie
Fort William
PH33 7PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MACDONALD, Sheena Murray→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Archibald Macnaughton→
director · ~82y
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Active
MACDONALD, Sheena Murray→
director · ~84y · appointed 1995-10-07
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Active
MACIVER, Angus→
secretary · resigned 2006-01-01
Resigned
MACIVER, Angus→
director · ~80y · resigned 1995-10-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property24/06/199206/11/2023
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property08/12/198206/11/2023

Recent filings (100 total)

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2025-12-17
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2025-03-28
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2024-10-04
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2024-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-12
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mortgage · MR04
2023-11-06
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mortgage · MR04
2023-11-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
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2023-01-06
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2022-12-23
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