MACDONALD ORR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC167743 · ltd · incorporated 1996-08-15
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.
Why now
Window opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 82 → 77
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 28.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Hygiene score: 82 → 77
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 28.2y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees2200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 3 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 3 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 3 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-05-19
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Angus Duncan Forbes appointed
    director
  5. 2026-05-19
    ➕
    ORR, Caroline Rosemary appointed
    director
  6. 2025-11-01
    ➖
    ORR, James Alexander Macconnell resigned
    director
  7. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-08-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2017-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2005-05-04
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2002-11-01
    ➕
    QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2002-11-01
    ➖
    ORR, Pauline Anne resigned
    secretary
  23. 2002-01-24
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  24. 2002-01-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  25. 2001-12-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  26. 1999-09-01
    ➖
    PERCY, John Pitkeathly resigned
    director
  27. 1999-06-30
    ➕
    ORR, Pauline Anne appointed
    secretary
  28. 1999-06-30
    ➖
    ORR MACQUEEN WS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1999-01-01
    ➖
    GIBSON, Archibald Turner resigned
    director
  30. 1999-01-01
    ➖
    PEACOCK, Alan Turner, Sir resigned
    director
  31. 1998-04-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  32. 1997-03-24
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Angus Donald Mackintosh appointed
    director
  33. 1997-03-24
    ➕
    GIBSON, Archibald Turner appointed
    director
  34. 1997-03-24
    ➖
    NASH, Derek Andrew resigned
    director
  35. 1997-03-24
    ➕
    ORR, James Alexander Macconnell appointed
    director
  36. 1997-03-24
    ➖
    ORR, Pauline Anne resigned
    director
  37. 1997-03-24
    ➕
    PEACOCK, Alan Turner, Sir appointed
    director
  38. 1997-03-24
    ➕
    PERCY, John Pitkeathly appointed
    director
  39. 1996-08-15
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    Company incorporated
    As MACDONALD ORR LIMITED
  40. 1996-08-15
    ➕
    ORR MACQUEEN WS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 1996-08-15
    ➕
    NASH, Derek Andrew appointed
    director
  42. 1996-08-15
    ➕
    ORR, Pauline Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Mr James Alexander Macconnell Orr
Individual · British · DOB 06/1939 · age 87
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Angus Donald Mackintosh Macdonald
Individual · British · DOB 04/1939 · age 87
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-08-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Caledonian Exchange
19a Canning Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8HE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Angus Duncan Forbes→
director · ~56y · appointed 2026-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Angus Donald Mackintosh→
director · ~87y · appointed 1997-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ORR, Caroline Rosemary→
director · ~69y · appointed 2026-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ORR, Pauline Anne→
secretary · appointed 1999-06-30 · resigned 2002-11-01
Resigned
ORR MACQUEEN WS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-08-15 · resigned 1999-06-30
Resigned
GIBSON, Archibald Turner→
director · ~94y · appointed 1997-03-24 · resigned 1999-01-01
Resigned
NASH, Derek Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 1996-08-15 · resigned 1997-03-24
Resigned
ORR, James Alexander Macconnell→
director · ~87y · appointed 1997-03-24 · resigned 2025-11-01
Resigned
ORR, Pauline Anne→
director · ~67y · appointed 1996-08-15 · resigned 1997-03-24
Resigned
PEACOCK, Alan Turner, Sir→
director · ~104y · appointed 1997-03-24 · resigned 1999-01-01
Resigned
PERCY, John Pitkeathly→
director · ~84y · appointed 1997-03-24 · resigned 1999-09-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property24/01/2002—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property18/01/200204/05/2005
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property10/12/2001—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property02/04/1998—
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Recent filings (120 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-02