MACNAUGHTON HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC101334 · ltd · incorporated 1986-10-15

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

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Weaving of textiles

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

14190SIC 14190
46410Wholesale of textiles
46420Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 12 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

20 live charges · 12 lenders · oldest 39.1y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 39.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 12 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

20 charges (20/20 with lender, 20/20 with type)

Directors & officers

28 officers (5 active, 28 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

221 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (98 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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accounts · AA01
2025-09-11
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accounts · AA
2025-02-14
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officers · TM01
2025-02-13
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DRACUP, James Brian Hedley resigned
director
2024-10-23
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accounts · AA
2024-09-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-31
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accounts · AA
2023-09-13
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officers · AP01
2023-09-11
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PICKLES, John Frederick Robert appointed
director
2023-09-11
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officers · TM01
2023-09-08
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WHEELAN, William resigned
director
2023-06-15
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officers · TM02
2023-06-15
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officers · TM01
2023-05-31
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KENNEDY, Linda Ann resigned
secretary
2023-05-31
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KENNEDY, Linda Ann resigned
director
2023-03-21
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officers · AP01
2023-03-20
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DEAKIN, Robert Andrew appointed
director
2022-09-06
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-09-02
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mortgage · MR01
2022-09-01
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officers · AP01
2022-09-01
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mortgage · MR01
2022-08-31
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COTTON, Clare Anne appointed
director
2022-08-30
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-08-30
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-08-30
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-08-30
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-08-30
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-08-30
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-08-30
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mortgage · 466(Scot)
2022-08-30
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Charge registered #20
Lender: Cynergy Business Finance Limited
2022-08-30
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Charge registered #19
Lender: Cynergy Business Finance Limited
2022-08-18
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COTTON, Simon James appointed
director
2022-08-18
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HAY, George Morrison resigned
director
2022-08-18
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MACNAUGHTON, Blair Alan Charles resigned
director
2022-08-18
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Alastair Kenneth John Macnaughton and Rebecca Mary Janette Macnaughton
2022-08-18
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Alexandra Abrams (Nee Jarzebowska)
2022-08-18
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Blair Alan Charles Macnaughton and Janet Louise Macnaughton
2022-08-18
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Charge registered #15
Lender: James Brian Hedley Dracup
2022-08-18
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Charge registered #14
Lender: Linda Ann Kennedy
2022-08-18
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Charge registered #13
Lender: Struan Sinclair Paterson
2022-08-18
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Charge registered #12
Lender: William Wheelan
2022-08-18
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Charge registered #11
Lender: Shelagh Mary Rae
2022-08-18
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Charge registered #10
Lender: Cynergy Business Finance Limited
2020-04-10
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MACNAUGHTON, Janet Louise resigned
director
2018-08-31
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HAY, George Morrison appointed
director
2017-06-23
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KENNEDY, Linda Ann appointed
secretary
2017-05-01
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MACNAUGHTON, Janet Louise resigned
secretary
2017-03-03
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CRERAR, Geoffrey Graham resigned
director
2017-03-03
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DRACUP, James Brian Hedley appointed
director
2017-03-03
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HAY, George Morrison resigned
director

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Owner dependency

56/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

11 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Group structure

Fabric Scotland Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Fabric Scotland Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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MACNAUGHTON HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · SC101334

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
Fabric Scotland Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	18/08/2022

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Janet Louise Macnaughtonceased 18/08/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
Mr Blair Alan Charles Macnaughtonceased 18/08/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

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

Incorporated1986-10-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC13200 — Weaving of textiles

Registered office

Tower House

Ruthvenfield Road, Inveralmond

Perth

Perthshire

PH1 3UN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-21

Last: 2025-07-07