M J & J MCLAREN (DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC264762 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-11

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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 · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-01-23
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2024-12-16
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2023-11-22
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2022-11-22
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2022-02-14
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2021-06-29
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2021-06-08
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2021-06-08
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2021-06-08
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2021-06-08
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2021-02-05
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MCLAREN, Ian resigned
secretary
2021-02-05
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MCLAREN, Ian resigned
director
2021-01-28
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2019-12-16
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2018-12-07
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2017-12-08
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2004-04-23
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MCLAREN, John Ramsay appointed
director
2004-04-23
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MCLAREN, Michael appointed
director
2004-04-23
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MCLAREN, Peter Alexander appointed
director
2004-04-23
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MCLAREN, Ian appointed
secretary
2004-04-23
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THORNTONS WS resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-04-23
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HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resigned
director
2004-04-23
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MCLAREN, Ian appointed
director
2004-03-11
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Company incorporated
As M J & J MCLAREN (DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED
2004-03-11
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THORNTONS WS appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-03-11
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HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointed
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

+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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+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

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Alexander Mclaren Individual · British · DOB 06/1980 · age 46	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	29/06/2021
Mr Michael Mclaren Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	29/06/2021
Mr John Ramsay Mclaren Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/02/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Ian Mclarenceased 05/02/2021· significant influence

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

Incorporated2004-03-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Fintalich

Muthill

Perthshire

PH5 2AZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-25

Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MCLAREN, John Ramsay→

director · ~52y · appointed 2004-04-23

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Active

MCLAREN, Michael→

director · ~50y · appointed 2004-04-23

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Active

MCLAREN, Peter Alexander→

director · ~46y · appointed 2004-04-23

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Active

MCLAREN, Ian→

secretary · appointed 2004-04-23 · resigned 2021-02-05

Resigned

THORNTONS WS→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2004-04-23

Resigned

HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson→

director · ~64y · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2004-04-23

Resigned

MCLAREN, Ian→

director · ~77y · appointed 2004-04-23 · resigned 2021-02-05

Resigned

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