MC CALL'S COACHES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC293378 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-18
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 11.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£154.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. 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 11.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £154,100
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,679 YoY
Cash YoY
+10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£129k
↑ 10% YoY
Net Worth
£154k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£182k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£36k£73k£109k£146k£182kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£325.8k£261.2k
Current assets£182.2k£152.6k
Cash£128.9k£117.2k
Debtors£53.3k£35.4k
Net assets£154.1k£173.8k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-01-01
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    MCCALL, Mairi appointed
    director
  5. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-09-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-08-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-08-02
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2022-07-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-04-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-04-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-02-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2014-02-10
    ➕
    STANNUS, Kirstin Lorna appointed
    secretary
  21. 2014-02-10
    ➕
    STANNUS, Kirstin Lorna appointed
    director
  22. 2013-12-31
    ➖
    MCCALL, Mary resigned
    secretary
  23. 2013-12-31
    ➖
    MCCALL, Mary resigned
    director
  24. 2005-11-18
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    Company incorporated
    As MC CALL'S COACHES LIMITED
  25. 2005-11-18
    ➕
    MCCALL, Andrew George appointed
    director
  26. 2005-11-18
    ➕
    MCCALL, Mary appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-11-18
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2005-11-18
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2005-11-18
    ➕
    MCCALL, Mary appointed
    director
  30. 2005-11-18
    ➕
    CODIR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  31. 2005-11-18
    ➖
    CODIR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  32. 2005-11-18
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  33. 2005-11-18
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MCCALL, Mairi (same surname) appointed 2024-01-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 Kirstin Lorna Stannus
Individual · British · DOB 01/1988 · age 38
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/09/2022
Mr Andrew George Mccall
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
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
Incorporated2005-11-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

26 Barras
Lochmaben
Lockerbie
DG11 1QD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

STANNUS, Kirstin Lorna→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-10
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Active
MCCALL, Andrew George→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-11-18
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Active
MCCALL, Mairi→
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANNUS, Kirstin Lorna→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCALL, Mary→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-18 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-11-18 · resigned 2005-11-18
Resigned
MCCALL, Mary→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-11-18 · resigned 2013-12-31
Resigned
CODIR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-11-18 · resigned 2005-11-18
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-11-18 · resigned 2005-11-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—06/02/2015—
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Recent filings (68 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-08-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13