MCLAUGHLIN CORPORATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC300913 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-18
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
49 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-12📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-04-18🏢Company incorporatedAs MCLAUGHLIN CORPORATION LIMITED
- 2006-04-18➕MCLAUGHLIN, Richard James appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-18➕MCLAUGHLIN, Kirsten Alice appointeddirector
- 2006-04-18➕MCLAUGHLIN, Richard James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "MCLAUGHLIN" — 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Richard James Mclaughlin Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Kirsten Alice Mclaughlin Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
33 West High Street
Inverurie
AB51 3QQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MCLAUGHLIN, Richard James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-04-18
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MCLAUGHLIN, Kirsten Alice→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2006-04-18
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MCLAUGHLIN, Richard James→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2006-04-18
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Recent filings (49 total)
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2025-05-21
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2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2024-05-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
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address · AD01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2020-05-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-21