MACDAL LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC201175 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-01

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2016

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · UK GAAP

Metric	2016-11-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2018-06-05
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-06-05
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Company dissolved
2018-03-20
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-03-14
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-02-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-02-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-02-12
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-02-08
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BEATTIE, William resigned
director
2017-08-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-02-16
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2016-08-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-11-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-11-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2015-11-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2015-08-13
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BEATTIE, William appointed
director
2015-08-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2015-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-08-13
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2014-12-01
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MACCOLL, Michelle appointed
secretary
2014-12-01
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DALGARNO, Leslie Scott appointed
director
2014-12-01
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MACCOLL, Michelle appointed
director
2014-12-01
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MACCOLL, Janice Winifred resigned
secretary
2014-12-01
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MACCOLL, Janice Winifred resigned
director
2014-12-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2014-12-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-12-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2014-12-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2014-12-01
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2014-11-17
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-09-29
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
1999-11-16
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MACCOLL, Alexander James appointed
director
1999-11-16
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MACCOLL, Janice Winifred appointed
secretary
1999-11-16
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PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-11-16
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MACCOLL, Janice Winifred appointed
director
1999-11-16
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PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1999-11-01
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Company incorporated
As MACDAL LTD
1999-11-01
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PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-11-01
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PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 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

90/100

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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-06-05

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Leslie Scott Dalgarno Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76	—	—	board controlboard control	06/04/2016
Mr Alexander James Maccoll Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1942 · age 84	—	—	board controlboard control	06/04/2016
Miss Michelle Maccoll Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1983 · age 43	—	—	board controlboard control	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr William Beattieceased 08/02/2018· board control
Macbay Limitedceased 03/02/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-11-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

45 Queens Road

Aberdeen

AB15 4ZN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2016-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 5 resigned)

MACCOLL, Michelle→

secretary · appointed 2014-12-01

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Active

DALGARNO, Leslie Scott→

director · ~76y · appointed 2014-12-01

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Active

MACCOLL, Alexander James→

director · ~84y · appointed 1999-11-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MACCOLL, Michelle→

director · ~43y · appointed 2014-12-01

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Active

MACCOLL, Janice Winifred→

secretary · appointed 1999-11-16 · resigned 2014-12-01

Resigned

PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-01 · resigned 1999-11-16

Resigned

BEATTIE, William→

director · ~68y · appointed 2015-08-13 · resigned 2018-02-08

Resigned

MACCOLL, Janice Winifred→

director · ~79y · appointed 1999-11-16 · resigned 2014-12-01

Resigned

PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-11-01 · resigned 1999-11-16

Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2018-06-05

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2018-03-20

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2018-03-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2018-02-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2018-02-26

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2018-02-12

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2018-02-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2017-08-03

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2017-02-16

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2017-02-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2016-11-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2016-08-24

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2015-11-13

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2015-11-13

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2015-11-13