MARK MACLEAN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC335839 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-07

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Window cleaning services

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	2	200

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-11-28
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2025-01-09
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2025-01-09
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officers · CH01
2024-09-24
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accounts · AA
2024-01-10
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2023-11-23
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2023-01-10
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2023-01-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-24
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accounts · AA
2021-12-23
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accounts · AA
2020-12-03
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2019-10-16
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2018-08-30
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2017-09-12
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2016-07-15
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2008-01-07
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Company incorporated
As MARK MACLEAN LIMITED
2008-01-07
➕
MACLEAN, Kelly appointed
secretary
2008-01-07
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MACLEAN, Kelly appointed
director
2008-01-07
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MACLEAN, Mark Andrew appointed
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 "MACLEAN" — 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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Kelly Maclean Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	24/10/2022
Mr Mark Andrew Maclean Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1977 · age 49	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2008-01-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC81221 — Window cleaning services

Registered office

5 Meadowfield Park

Inverness

IV2 5HW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-21

Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MACLEAN, Kelly→

secretary · appointed 2008-01-07

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Active

MACLEAN, Kelly→

director · ~46y · appointed 2008-01-07

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Active

MACLEAN, Mark Andrew→

director · ~49y · appointed 2008-01-07

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Active

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-28

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-09-24

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-01-10

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-11-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-10

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-01-10

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-01-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-10-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-23