MCGOWAN HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC337764 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-13
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-28➖RITCHIE, John resigneddirector
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-12-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-11➖MACBAIN, David resigneddirector
- 2022-03-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-10➖NICOL, Alexander White resigneddirector
- 2019-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-02-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-12-21➕MCLEAN, Douglas appointeddirector
- 2017-12-21➖MCGOWAN, James Hamilton Galloway resignedsecretary
- 2017-12-21➕MACBAIN, David appointeddirector
- 2017-12-21➖MCGOWAN, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2017-12-21➖MCGOWAN, James Hamilton Galloway resigneddirector
- 2017-12-21➖MCGOWAN, John Robert resigneddirector
- 2017-12-21➕NICOL, Alexander White appointeddirector
- 2017-12-21➕RITCHIE, John appointeddirector
- 2008-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs MCGOWAN HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2008-02-13➕MCGOWAN, James Hamilton Galloway appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-13➕MCGOWAN, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2008-02-13➕MCGOWAN, James Hamilton Galloway appointeddirector
- 2008-02-13➕MCGOWAN, John Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Mmnr Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Mmnr Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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MCGOWAN HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · SC337764
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mmnr Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 21/12/2017 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Macbainceased 11/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Alexander White Nicolceased 10/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Douglas Mcleanceased 21/12/2017· 25-50% shares · firm interest
- Mr Andrew Mcgowanceased 21/12/2017· 25-50% shares
- Mr John Robert Mcgowanceased 21/12/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Dechmont Works Lightburn Road
Cambuslang
Glasgow
G72 8XN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20
Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)
MCLEAN, Douglas→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGOWAN, James Hamilton Galloway→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-02-13 · resigned 2017-12-21
MACBAIN, David→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-12-21 · resigned 2022-03-11
MCGOWAN, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2008-02-13 · resigned 2017-12-21
MCGOWAN, James Hamilton Galloway→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2008-02-13 · resigned 2017-12-21
MCGOWAN, John Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2008-02-13 · resigned 2017-12-21
NICOL, Alexander White→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2017-12-21 · resigned 2019-12-10
RITCHIE, John→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-12-21 · resigned 2025-03-28
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Recent filings (63 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24