MACDONALD HOTELS EQUITY TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED

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SC251567 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-23

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

£1

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

27 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

93 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1

~ YoY

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-26	2023-09-28
Total assets	£1	£1
Net assets	£1	£1

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

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2024-12-30
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address · AD01
2023-06-13
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accounts · AA
2022-12-06
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officers · TM01
2022-12-05
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CARTER, Phil resigned
director
2022-10-24
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officers · AP01
2022-10-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-21
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officers · CH01
2022-10-20
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GILLIES, Hugh appointed
director
2022-06-15
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2022-01-26
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2022-01-19
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FRASER, Robert Gordon appointed
director
2022-01-17
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officers · TM01
2022-01-13
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2022-01-07
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CARTER, Phil appointed
director
2022-01-07
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FALLS, Aaron Peter resigned
director
2021-11-12
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O'NEILL, Tara resigned
director
2021-11-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-17
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2021-05-19
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FALLS, Aaron Peter appointed
director
2020-12-21
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GILLIES, Iain appointed
director
2020-12-07
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GILLIES, Iain resigned
director
2020-12-07
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O'NEILL, Tara appointed
director
2020-06-19
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GILLIES, Iain appointed
director
2020-06-19
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MACDONALD, Ruaridh resigned
director
2019-05-31
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MCBURNIE, Jason resigned
director
2019-02-14
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O'CALLAGHAN, Francis resigned
director
2017-02-17
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MCBURNIE, Jason appointed
director
2016-12-09
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MACDONALD, Ruaridh appointed
director
2004-11-04
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MACDONALD, Angus Donald Mackintosh resigned
director
2004-11-04
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ORR, James Alexander Macconnell resigned
director
2003-07-23
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FRASER, Robert Gordon appointed
secretary
2003-07-23
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DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-07-23
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MACDONALD, Angus Donald Mackintosh appointed
director
2003-07-23
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O'CALLAGHAN, Francis appointed
director
2003-07-23
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ORR, James Alexander Macconnell appointed
director
2003-07-23
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DM DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2003-06-23
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Company incorporated
As MACDONALD HOTELS EQUITY TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED
2003-06-23
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DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-06-23
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DM DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

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

Group structure

Macdonald Hotels Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Macdonald Hotels Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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MACDONALD HOTELS EQUITY TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED

This company · SC251567

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
Macdonald Hotels Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-06-23

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

Crutherland House And Spa

Strathaven Road

East Kilbride

G75 0QJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-27

Last made up to: 2024-09-26

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-14

Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)

FRASER, Robert Gordon→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-23

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Active

FRASER, Robert Gordon→

director · ~69y · appointed 2022-01-19

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Active

GILLIES, Hugh→

director · ~34y · appointed 2022-10-20

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Active

GILLIES, Iain→

director · ~64y · appointed 2020-12-21

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Active

DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-23 · resigned 2003-07-23

Resigned

CARTER, Phil→

director · ~41y · appointed 2022-01-07 · resigned 2022-12-05

Resigned

FALLS, Aaron Peter→

director · ~47y · appointed 2021-05-19 · resigned 2022-01-07

Resigned

GILLIES, Iain→

director · ~64y · appointed 2020-06-19 · resigned 2020-12-07

Resigned

MACDONALD, Angus Donald Mackintosh→

director · ~87y · appointed 2003-07-23 · resigned 2004-11-04

Resigned

MACDONALD, Ruaridh→

director · ~51y · appointed 2016-12-09 · resigned 2020-06-19

Resigned

MCBURNIE, Jason→

director · ~48y · appointed 2017-02-17 · resigned 2019-05-31

Resigned

O'CALLAGHAN, Francis→

director · ~87y · appointed 2003-07-23 · resigned 2019-02-14

Resigned

O'NEILL, Tara→

director · ~48y · appointed 2020-12-07 · resigned 2021-11-12

Resigned

ORR, James Alexander Macconnell→

director · ~87y · appointed 2003-07-23 · resigned 2004-11-04

Resigned

DM DIRECTOR LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-23 · resigned 2003-07-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-07

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

officers · CH01

2025-06-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-19

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

officers · CH01

2025-05-15

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-05-15

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

officers · CH01

2025-05-15

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

officers · CH01

2025-05-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-10

move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address

address · AD04

2024-12-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-06-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-04

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

address · AD01

2023-10-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-06-13

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-31

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

officers · TM01

2022-12-06