MCAULEYS MARITIME SERVICES LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC380686 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-21
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52220
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
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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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-12-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-07📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2018-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-06-21🏢Company incorporatedAs MCAULEYS MARITIME SERVICES LTD
- 2010-06-21➕MCAULEY, Derek Andrzejak appointeddirector
- 2010-06-21➕MCAULEY, Lorna appointeddirector
Owner dependency
96/100
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 "MCAULEY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 |
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Mr Derek Andrejak Mcauley Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 04/10/2019 |
Mrs Lorna Mcauley Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52220 — SIC 52220
Registered office
4 Lawside Meadows
Strathaven
Lanarkshire
ML10 6TU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCAULEY, Derek Andrzejak→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2010-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCAULEY, Lorna→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2010-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (44 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-05-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-07
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2020-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-26