CMA ARCHITECTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC357130 · ltd · incorporated 2009-03-24
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 15.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees400200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2024-11-27
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  3. 2024-08-19
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  4. 2024-08-19
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2023-08-18
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  6. 2022-12-30
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  7. 2021-12-30
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  8. 2021-01-02
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  9. 2020-12-30
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  10. 2020-04-02
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    MCALEENAN, Eugene Christopher appointed
    director
  11. 2019-12-30
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  12. 2019-04-16
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  13. 2019-04-15
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  14. 2018-12-28
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  15. 2017-12-31
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  16. 2011-04-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2009-10-01
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    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    nominee-secretary
  18. 2009-10-01
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    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    director
  19. 2009-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As CMA ARCHITECTS LIMITED
  20. 2009-03-24
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    MCLELLAN, Michael Laurence Strathearn appointed
    director
  21. 2009-03-24
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    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    nominee-secretary
  22. 2009-03-24
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    director
  23. 2009-03-24
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  24. 2009-03-24
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

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 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Laurence Strathearn Mclellan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Janis Louise Mclellanceased 26/11/2016· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2009-03-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

Hillington Park, Innovation Centre Suite 1.07
1 Ainslie Road
Glasgow
G52 4RU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MCALEENAN, Eugene Christopher→
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCLELLAN, Michael Laurence Strathearn→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAINER, Peter→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2009-03-24 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-03-24 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-03-24 · resigned 2009-03-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property14/04/201119/08/2024

Recent filings (57 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
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mortgage · MR04
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30