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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 43.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒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 43.4y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 43.4 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
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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  4. 2023-12-12
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  5. 2023-12-12
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  6. 2023-11-06
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  7. 2023-11-06
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    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2023-11-06
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    Charge satisfied #2
  9. 2023-11-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  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
    ➖
    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
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Active
MACDONALD, Archibald Macnaughton→
director · ~82y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Sheena Murray→
director · ~84y · appointed 1995-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
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
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22