MCTAGGART GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC314901 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-18
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.7y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-08
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-10-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-01-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-19
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  12. 2021-03-18
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    mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
    mortgage · 466(Scot)
  13. 2021-03-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2021-03-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2021-03-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Gary Climson
  16. 2021-03-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: John Ross Mctaggart
  17. 2021-01-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-07-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2019-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-03-31
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    MCTAGGART, John Ross resigned
    director
  23. 2016-01-07
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    PATRICK, David Stewart resigned
    director
  24. 2015-12-23
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    ANDERSON, Alastair Thomas appointed
    director
  25. 2015-03-05
    ➖
    MCTAGGART, William Morris resigned
    director
  26. 2012-09-20
    ➕
    PATRICK, David Stewart appointed
    director
  27. 2012-04-23
    ➖
    BRIGGS, Ian resigned
    secretary
  28. 2009-02-10
    ➕
    BRIGGS, Ian appointed
    secretary
  29. 2009-02-10
    ➖
    CLIMSON, Gary resigned
    secretary
  30. 2007-08-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2007-06-25
    ➕
    MCTAGGART, William Morris appointed
    director
  32. 2007-01-18
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    Company incorporated
    As MCTAGGART GROUP LIMITED
  33. 2007-01-18
    ➕
    CLIMSON, Gary appointed
    director
  34. 2007-01-18
    ➕
    CLIMSON, Gary appointed
    secretary
  35. 2007-01-18
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2007-01-18
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2007-01-18
    ➕
    MCTAGGART, John Ross appointed
    director
  38. 2007-01-18
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 2007-01-18
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

Mctaggart Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mctaggart Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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MCTAGGART GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC314901

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mctaggart Group Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/03/2021
Mr Alastair Thomas Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/03/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Ross Mctaggartceased 01/03/2021· 50-75% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Tod House
Templand Road
Dalry
KA24 5EU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

ANDERSON, Alastair Thomas→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-12-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLIMSON, Gary→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGGS, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-10 · resigned 2012-04-23
Resigned
CLIMSON, Gary→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-18 · resigned 2009-02-10
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-01-18 · resigned 2007-01-18
Resigned
MCTAGGART, John Ross→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-01-18 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
MCTAGGART, William Morris→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-06-25 · resigned 2015-03-05
Resigned
PATRICK, David Stewart→
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-09-20 · resigned 2016-01-07
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-01-18 · resigned 2007-01-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Gary Climson
A registered charge1 property01/03/2021—
outstanding
John Ross Mctaggart
A registered charge1 property01/03/2021—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property21/08/200708/10/2025
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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2021-03-19