MCDONALD PROPERTIES (ABERDEEN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC330693 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.47M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.7y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
82 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
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £4,472,372
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£132k
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£4.5m
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£894k£1.8m£2.7m£3.6m£4.5mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£131.8k£158.5k
Net assets£4.47M£4.17M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
3
filings
  • • 3 mortgage
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 5 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-04-02
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    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2026-04-02
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    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2026-04-02
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    Charge satisfied #8
  5. 2026-04-02
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    Charge satisfied #7
  6. 2026-04-02
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    Charge satisfied #6
  7. 2026-03-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2026-03-28
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    Charge satisfied #5
  9. 2026-03-04
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2026-03-04
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    Charge satisfied #4
  11. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-24
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    MCDONALD, Kyle William resigned
    director
  19. 2019-05-24
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    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-01-10
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    address · AD01
  21. 2018-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2015-08-06
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2015-07-30
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2015-07-30
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2015-07-23
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2015-07-23
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2015-02-19
    ➕
    HM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2015-02-19
    ➖
    CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2014-10-11
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  31. 2014-09-25
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  32. 2014-09-25
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  33. 2013-08-22
    ➕
    CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2013-08-21
    ➖
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2011-12-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  36. 2008-10-22
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  37. 2008-09-29
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  38. 2007-09-18
    ➕
    MACLENNAN MCDONALD, Hamish appointed
    director
  39. 2007-09-18
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Kevin appointed
    director
  40. 2007-09-18
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Kyle William appointed
    director
  41. 2007-09-18
    ➖
    LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  42. 2007-09-10
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    Company incorporated
    As MCDONALD PROPERTIES (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
  43. 2007-09-10
    ➕
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  44. 2007-09-10
    ➕
    LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +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 "MCDONALD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — 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 59. 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Hkk Holdings (Aberdeen) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hkk Holdings (Aberdeen) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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MCDONALD PROPERTIES (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
This company · SC330693

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
Hkk Holdings (Aberdeen) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/09/2016

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
Incorporated2007-09-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Boghead Croft
Kintore
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 0XB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLENNAN MCDONALD, Hamish→
director · ~59y · appointed 2007-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCDONALD, Kevin→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-09-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-08-22 · resigned 2015-02-19
Resigned
LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-10 · resigned 2013-08-21
Resigned
MCDONALD, Kyle William→
director · ~35y · appointed 2007-09-18 · resigned 2019-05-24
Resigned
LEDGE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-09-10 · resigned 2007-09-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

8
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property06/08/201502/04/2026
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property30/07/201502/04/2026
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property30/07/201502/04/2026
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property23/07/201528/03/2026
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—23/07/201504/03/2026
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property15/12/201125/09/2014
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property22/10/200811/10/2014
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property29/09/200825/09/2014

Recent filings (82 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-13