MCKINNON HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC213720 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-13

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 23.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£1.39M

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 23.2y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

107 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,389,751

Cash YoY

+146%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£68k

↑ 146% YoY

Net Worth

£1.4m

↑ 49% YoY

Current Assets

£69k

↑ 145% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£1.39M	£934.0k
Current assets	£68.5k	£28.0k
Cash	£68.3k	£27.8k
Debtors	£175	£175
Net assets	£1.39M	£934.0k

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

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1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2025-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-14
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-10-15
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mortgage · MR05
2024-10-09
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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officers · CH01
2023-07-04
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accounts · AA
2023-06-08
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2023-06-08
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2023-06-08
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officers · CH01
2023-06-08
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officers · CH01
2023-06-08
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officers · CH03
2023-06-08
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officers · CH01
2023-06-08
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2023-06-08
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2023-06-08
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officers · CH03
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2023-05-19
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2020-06-05
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Charge satisfied #2
2013-04-06
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MCKINNON JNR, Peter Rooney appointed
director
2011-03-28
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MCKINNON, Henrietta Catherine resigned
director
2003-05-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2003-03-25
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2002-08-20
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MCCUNNIE, Jacqueline appointed
director
2002-08-20
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MCCUNNIE, James appointed
director
2000-12-31
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-12-14
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MCKINNON, Peter Rooney appointed
secretary
2000-12-14
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MCKINNON, Peter Rooney appointed
director
2000-12-14
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MCKINNON, Henrietta Catherine appointed
director
2000-12-13
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Company incorporated
As MCKINNON HOLDINGS LIMITED
2000-12-13
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-12-13
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-12-13
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCKINNON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Rooney Mckinnon Jnr Individual · British · DOB 06/1982 · age 44	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Henrietta Catherine Mckinnonceased 15/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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

Incorporated2000-12-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Bissett Printers Limited 8 Cairn Court

Merston Industrial Estate

East Kilbride

G74 4NB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-28

Last: 2025-07-14