MACPHERSON CARPENTERS & JOINERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC301683 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-03
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£20.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
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 (76/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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 £20,348
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,639 YoY
Cash YoY
+563%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£19k
↑ 563% YoY
Net Worth
£20k
↓ 7.5% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£13k£19k£26k£32kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£25.8k£31.3k
Current assets£32.0k£26.2k
Cash£19.0k£2.9k
Debtors£2.5k£14.8k
Net assets£20.3k£22.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-04-15
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  3. 2024-05-27
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  4. 2023-02-28
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  5. 2022-02-28
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  6. 2021-03-12
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  7. 2020-02-24
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  8. 2019-02-14
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-11-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2018-01-22
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-20
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-09
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  13. 2015-10-23
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-05-18
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  15. 2014-10-10
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  16. 2014-06-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-08-22
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    MACPHERSON, Emmeline Louisa appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-08-22
    ➖
    MACPHERSON, Adelaide resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-08-22
    ➖
    MACPHERSON, Adelaide resigned
    director
  20. 2012-08-22
    ➖
    MACPHERSON, Ronald resigned
    director
  21. 2006-05-03
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    Company incorporated
    As MACPHERSON CARPENTERS & JOINERS LTD
  22. 2006-05-03
    ➕
    MACPHERSON, Ronald Moore appointed
    director
  23. 2006-05-03
    ➕
    MACPHERSON, Adelaide appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-05-03
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-05-03
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-05-03
    ➕
    MACPHERSON, Adelaide appointed
    director
  27. 2006-05-03
    ➕
    MACPHERSON, Ronald appointed
    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 "MACPHERSON" — 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ronald Moore Macpherson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares03/05/2017
Mrs Emmeline Louisa Macpherson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-05-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Cumbrae
South Street
Grantown On Spey
Moray
PH26 3JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MACPHERSON, Emmeline Louisa→
secretary · appointed 2012-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACPHERSON, Ronald Moore→
director · ~48y · appointed 2006-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACPHERSON, Adelaide→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-03 · resigned 2012-08-22
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-03 · resigned 2006-05-03
Resigned
MACPHERSON, Adelaide→
director · ~84y · appointed 2006-05-03 · resigned 2012-08-22
Resigned
MACPHERSON, Ronald→
director · ~81y · appointed 2006-05-03 · resigned 2012-08-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-14