D M & A MACLEOD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC283112 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-12

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 20.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 03110

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.6y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 20.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

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2020-08-27
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2016-07-25
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2016-04-20
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2015-07-31
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2015-04-15
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2014-07-30
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2014-07-18
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2014-07-08
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2008-04-17
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2005-09-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2005-04-12
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Company incorporated
As D M & A MACLEOD LIMITED
2005-04-12
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MACLEOD, Ann appointed
secretary
2005-04-12
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MACLEOD, Ann appointed
director
2005-04-12
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MACLEOD, Donnie Michael appointed
director
2005-04-12
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-04-12
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACLEOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Ann Macleod Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/01/2017
Mr Donald Michael Macleod Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/01/2017

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

Incorporated2005-04-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

218 Altandhu, Achiltibuie

Ullapool

Ross-Shire

IV26 2YR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-26

Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

MACLEOD, Ann→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-12

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MACLEOD, Ann→

director · ~57y · appointed 2005-04-12

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MACLEOD, Donnie Michael→

director · ~56y · appointed 2005-04-12

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Active

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-12 · resigned 2005-04-12

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	08/07/2014	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Ship mortgage	1 property	17/04/2008	—
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	30/09/2005	—

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