MCFADZEAN MOTOR ENGINEERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC278442 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£6.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,067
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£96k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 139% YoY
Current Assets
£118k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£15k£16k£48k£79k£111k£142kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£69.4k£67.9k
Current assets£117.7k£142.1k
Cash£96.5k£117.4k
Debtors£20.1k£24.7k
Net assets£6.1k£-15.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-02-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-20
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    MCPARTLAND, Helen appointed
    director
  11. 2020-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-12-10
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    MCPARTLAND, Charles George resigned
    secretary
  16. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-10-23
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    MCPARTLAND, Helen resigned
    director
  19. 2007-01-05
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    MCPARTLAND, Charles George resigned
    director
  20. 2005-04-01
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    MCPARTLAND, Helen appointed
    director
  21. 2005-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As MCFADZEAN MOTOR ENGINEERING LIMITED
  22. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    MCPARTLAND, Terence Charles appointed
    director
  23. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    MCPARTLAND, Charles George appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    MCPARTLAND, Charles George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Helen Mcpartland
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/02/2021
Mr Terence Charles Mcpartland
Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

63 Main Road
Fenwick
Ayrshire
KA3 6DU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MCPARTLAND, Helen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCPARTLAND, Terence Charles→
director · ~52y · appointed 2005-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCPARTLAND, Charles George→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2018-12-10
Resigned
MCPARTLAND, Charles George→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2007-01-05
Resigned
MCPARTLAND, Helen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2005-04-01 · resigned 2008-10-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-29