MACFRE SAFETY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC406518 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-01
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
£2.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,718

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 125% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£544£1k£2k£2k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.7k£1.2k
Current assets£1.5k£1.6k
Cash—£1.6k
Net assets£2.7k£1.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-12
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    MACDOUGALL, Amanda Louise appointed
    director
  9. 2021-04-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-01-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2020-12-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2019-11-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2019-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2018-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As MACFRE SAFETY LIMITED
  20. 2011-09-01
    ➕
    MACDOUGALL, William Calum, Mr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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 William Calum Macdougall
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-09-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Eugene Fitzpatrick 16 Invergarry View
Thornliebank
Glasgow
G46 8UW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MACDOUGALL, Amanda Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-04-12
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Active
MACDOUGALL, William Calum, Mr.→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-09-01
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Active

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-01-15