MACLINTOCKS WHISKY COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC084977 · ltd · incorporated 1983-10-10
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 74990Non-trading company
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £3
Very low cash
Cash position: £3
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3
~ YoY
Net Worth
£3
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3 | £3 |
| Current assets | £3 | £3 |
| Cash | £3 | £3 |
| Net assets | £3 | £3 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-31➕BARCLAY, David Ellis appointeddirector
- 2025-07-31➖BALL, Stephen James resigneddirector
- 2024-12-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-12-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-31➖BARCLAY, Colin Shields resignedsecretary
- 2016-08-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2009-02-09➖NICOL, James Walker resigneddirector
- 2007-03-28➕BARCLAY, Colin Shields appointeddirector
- 2007-03-28➕BARCLAY, Colin Shields appointedsecretary
- 2007-03-28➖GALBRAITH MCEWAN AND CO resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-03-28➕BALL, Stephen James appointeddirector
- 1995-03-29➖NICOL, James Walker resignedsecretary
- 1995-03-29➕GALBRAITH MCEWAN AND CO appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1995-03-06➖CURRIE, Harold James resigneddirector
- 1995-03-06➕NICOL, James Walker appointeddirector
- 1994-05-05➖CURRIE, Barbara Foy resignedsecretary
- 1994-05-05➕NICOL, James Walker appointedsecretary
- 1994-05-05➖CURRIE, Barbara Foy resigneddirector
- 1983-10-10🏢Company incorporatedAs MACLINTOCKS WHISKY COMPANY LIMITED
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
29/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — BARCLAY, David Ellis (same surname) appointed 2025-07-31. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
John Maclaren And Sons Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
John Maclaren And Sons Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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MACLINTOCKS WHISKY COMPANY LIMITED
This company · SC084977
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
John Maclaren And Sons Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 23/12/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- John Maclaren & Sons (Scotland) Limitedceased 23/12/2024· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1983-10-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
3 Peel Park Place
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 5LW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
BARCLAY, Colin Shields→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARCLAY, David Ellis→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARCLAY, Colin Shields→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-03-28 · resigned 2016-08-31
CURRIE, Barbara Foy→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1994-05-05
NICOL, James Walker→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-05-05 · resigned 1995-03-29
GALBRAITH MCEWAN AND CO→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1995-03-29 · resigned 2007-03-28
BALL, Stephen James→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2007-03-28 · resigned 2025-07-31
CURRIE, Barbara Foy→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 1994-05-05
CURRIE, Harold James→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · resigned 1995-03-06
NICOL, James Walker→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1995-03-06 · resigned 2009-02-09
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Recent filings (106 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-12