ASSOCIATION OF CONSTRUCTION ATTORNEYS

🌳Matureactive

SC344543 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-06-18

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£2.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

49 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,400

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↑ 18% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↑ 18% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£2.4k	£2.0k
Current assets	£2.4k	£2.0k
Net assets	£2.4k	£2.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-16
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MACKINNON, Donald Alphonsus Gerard resigned
director
2025-02-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-27
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change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2023-11-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-03-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-03-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-06-28
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2015-09-01
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MCDONALD, James Gerard appointed
director
2015-09-01
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MURRAY, Torquil appointed
director
2009-03-03
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NICOLSON, John Roderick resigned
director
2009-03-03
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STEWART, Alan James resigned
director
2008-06-18
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Company incorporated
As ASSOCIATION OF CONSTRUCTION ATTORNEYS
2008-06-18
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MURRAY, Torquil appointed
secretary
2008-06-18
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ALEXANDER, William appointed
director
2008-06-18
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WILSON, David Henry appointed
director
2008-06-18
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MACKINNON, Donald Alphonsus Gerard appointed
director
2008-06-18
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NICOLSON, John Roderick appointed
director
2008-06-18
➕
STEWART, Alan James appointed
director
2008-06-18
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2008-06-18
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2008-06-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

Penwold Cottage

Kilbarchan Road

Bridge Of Weir

Renfrewshire

PA11 3RN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-02

Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

MURRAY, Torquil→

secretary · appointed 2008-06-18

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Active

ALEXANDER, William→

director · ~71y · appointed 2008-06-18

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Active

MCDONALD, James Gerard→

director · ~69y · appointed 2015-09-01

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Active

MURRAY, Torquil→

director · ~60y · appointed 2015-09-01

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Active

WILSON, David Henry→

director · ~75y · appointed 2008-06-18

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Active

MACKINNON, Donald Alphonsus Gerard→

director · ~61y · appointed 2008-06-18 · resigned 2025-06-16

Resigned

NICOLSON, John Roderick→

director · ~69y · appointed 2008-06-18 · resigned 2009-03-03

Resigned

STEWART, Alan James→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-06-18 · resigned 2009-03-03

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2008-06-18 · resigned 2008-06-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-26

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-06-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-02-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-08

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2023-11-27

change-of-name-exemption

change-of-name · NE01

2023-11-27

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2023-11-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-02-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-02-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-03-15