MAC NOMINEES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC148476 · ltd · incorporated 1994-01-19
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
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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 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-02➖JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-02-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-07📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2020-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-20📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-06-20➖MILLER, Denis John resigneddirector
- 2006-02-01➕MACKINNON, Roderick Duncan appointeddirector
- 2005-04-22➖1924 NOMINEES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-04-22➕JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-12-31➕1924 NOMINEES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2001-12-31➖CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-09-01➕CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-09-01➖THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1995-01-01➕THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1994-12-31➖JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1994-03-09➕MILLER, Peter John appointeddirector
- 1994-03-09➕MILLER, Denis John appointeddirector
- 1994-03-09➖BONSQUARE NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 1994-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs MAC NOMINEES LIMITED
- 1994-01-19➕JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1994-01-19➕BONSQUARE NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Miller & Co. Investment Management Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Miller & Co. Investment Management Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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MAC NOMINEES LIMITED
This company · SC148476
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 |
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Miller & Co. Investment Management Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-01-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Miller & Co Investment Managers
14 Queens Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4ZT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19
Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)
MACKINNON, Roderick Duncan→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLER, Peter John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 1994-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
1924 NOMINEES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2001-12-31 · resigned 2005-04-22
CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2001-12-31
JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1994-01-19 · resigned 1994-12-31
JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-04-22 · resigned 2023-02-02
THE COMMERCIAL LAW PRACTICE→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1995-01-01 · resigned 2000-09-01
MILLER, Denis John→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · appointed 1994-03-09 · resigned 2011-06-20
BONSQUARE NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 1994-01-19 · resigned 1994-03-09
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Recent filings (102 total)
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2024-02-06
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2024-01-30
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2023-01-30
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2022-02-02
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2022-01-19
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2021-02-01
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2021-01-19
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