S & K MACDONALD HOMES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC333915 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-14
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£996.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43320Joinery installation
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
  • 43910Roofing activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 4 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £996,385
Cash YoY
+27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£379k
↑ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£996k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£787k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£199k£399k£598k£797k£996kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£996.4k£863.4k
Current assets£786.6k£668.7k
Cash£378.9k£299.0k
Debtors£406.7k£368.8k
Net assets£996.4k£863.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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  2. 2025-03-24
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  3. 2024-03-25
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  4. 2023-04-01
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  5. 2022-03-31
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  6. 2021-04-23
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  7. 2020-09-16
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  8. 2019-09-30
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  9. 2018-09-24
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  10. 2017-09-27
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  11. 2016-09-28
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  12. 2015-12-01
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  13. 2015-09-28
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  14. 2015-01-13
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  15. 2014-09-27
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  16. 2007-11-14
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    Company incorporated
    As S & K MACDONALD HOMES LIMITED
  17. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Susan Mary Mackenzie appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Kenneth appointed
    director
  19. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Susan Mary Mackenzie appointed
    director
  20. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-11-14
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-11-14
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    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2007-11-14
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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 "MACDONALD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth Ronald Macdonald
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
50–75%
—50-75% shares30/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation

Registered office

Gamoran Square, Mingarry
Moidart
Inverness-Shire
PH36 4JX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MACDONALD, Susan Mary Mackenzie→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-14
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Active
MACDONALD, Kenneth→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-11-14
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Active
MACDONALD, Susan Mary Mackenzie→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-11-14
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Active
HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2007-11-14
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2007-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
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accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-09-30