ROSS MACARTHUR CONTRACTOR LIMITED

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SC299720 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.21M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 £1,213,236
Cash YoY
-19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£627k
↓ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 3.7% YoY
Current Assets
£1.1m
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£266k£531k£797k£1.1m£1.3mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.47M£1.63M
Current assets£1.11M£1.33M
Cash£627.4k£773.2k
Debtors£339.7k£428.1k
Net assets£1.21M£1.17M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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  2. 2025-04-11
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  3. 2025-04-11
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  4. 2024-12-20
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  5. 2023-12-19
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  6. 2023-01-25
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  7. 2022-01-27
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  8. 2021-03-18
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  9. 2019-12-23
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  10. 2018-12-20
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  11. 2017-12-22
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  12. 2017-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-22
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  14. 2016-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-30
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  16. 2010-03-28
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    MCFADYEN, Margaret Catherine resigned
    secretary
  17. 2006-03-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROSS MACARTHUR CONTRACTOR LIMITED
  18. 2006-03-28
    ➕
    MACARTHUR, Ian Ross appointed
    director
  19. 2006-03-28
    ➕
    MCFADYEN, Margaret Catherine appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-03-28
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2006-03-28
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2006-03-28
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2006-03-28
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACARTHUR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Group structure

R Macarthur Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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R Macarthur Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ROSS MACARTHUR CONTRACTOR LIMITED
This company · SC299720

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
R Macarthur Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Iain Ross Macarthurceased 19/05/2017· 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
Incorporated2006-03-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

Blairmore Farm
Blairmore
Dunoon
PA23 8TN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MACARTHUR, Ian Ross→
director · ~47y · appointed 2006-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCFADYEN, Margaret Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-28 · resigned 2010-03-28
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-03-28 · resigned 2006-03-28
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-03-28 · resigned 2006-03-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-30