DONALD MCLAREN HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC240577 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-04
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
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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: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · 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 (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
87 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-01-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2024-01-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2024-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-03
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  10. 2021-02-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2021-02-03
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  12. 2020-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-07-07
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  14. 2020-07-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2020-07-07
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  16. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-06
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  18. 2019-03-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-03-06
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  20. 2018-12-14
    ➕
    KERR, Carol Ann appointed
    secretary
  21. 2018-12-14
    ➖
    MCLAREN, Ann resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-02-29
    ➕
    MCLAREN, Julie Ann Eileen appointed
    director
  23. 2005-08-18
    ➕
    FLANNIGAN, Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2005-08-18
    ➕
    KERR, Carol Ann appointed
    director
  25. 2003-01-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  26. 2002-12-05
    ➕
    MCLAREN, Donald Ian appointed
    director
  27. 2002-12-05
    ➕
    MCLAREN, Ann appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-12-05
    ➖
    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-12-05
    ➖
    WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2002-12-04
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    Company incorporated
    As DONALD MCLAREN HOLDINGS LIMITED
  31. 2002-12-04
    ➕
    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-12-04
    ➕
    WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    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 "MCLAREN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — 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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Carol Ann Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest04/12/2016
Miss Julie Ann Eileen Mclaren
Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42
25–50%
—25-50% shares · firm interest04/12/2016
Mr Charles Flannigan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence08/12/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Charles Flanniganceased 06/12/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest

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
Incorporated2002-12-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

45 Sunnyside Road
Coatbridge
ML5 3DG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

KERR, Carol Ann→
secretary · appointed 2018-12-14
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Active
FLANNIGAN, Charles→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-08-18
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Active
KERR, Carol Ann→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-08-18
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Active
MCLAREN, Donald Ian→
director · ~88y · appointed 2002-12-05
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Active
MCLAREN, Julie Ann Eileen→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-02-29
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Active
MCLAREN, Ann→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-05 · resigned 2018-12-14
Resigned
WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-04 · resigned 2002-12-05
Resigned
WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-04 · resigned 2002-12-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property30/01/200318/01/2024

Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-31
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2021-02-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-03
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2021-02-03