MCGRAW & MCGRAW LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC344515 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-18
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 17.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£149.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £149,146
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,712 YoY
Cash YoY
+4286%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£47k
↑ 4286% YoY
Net Worth
£149k
↓ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
£48k
↑ 851% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £346.9k | £332.6k |
| Current assets | £47.6k | £5.0k |
| Cash | £47.0k | £1.1k |
| Debtors | £578 | £3.9k |
| Net assets | £149.1k | £157.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-30🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2008-10-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2008-08-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2008-06-18🏢Company incorporatedAs MCGRAW & MCGRAW LIMITED
- 2008-06-18➕MCGRAW, Pauline appointedsecretary
- 2008-06-18➕MCGRAW, Pauline appointeddirector
- 2008-06-18➕MCGRAW, Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "MCGRAW" — 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 signalMultiple 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
cleanNo 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 Pauline Mcgraw Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Peter Mcgraw Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-06-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Atlantic House
1a Cadogan Street
Glasgow
G2 6QE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
MCGRAW, Pauline→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-06-18
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MCGRAW, Peter→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-06-18
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/07/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 02/10/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 08/08/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15