MCKENNA SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC421881 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-13

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 9.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Security systems service activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.1y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 9.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	14	1500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2026-01-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-05-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
➕
MCKENNA, Stuart John appointed
director
2024-08-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-07
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-01
➕
MCKENNA, Scott Fraser appointed
director
2023-11-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-14
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-25
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-25
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-27
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-08
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-07-08
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-04-24
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2012-04-13
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Company incorporated
As MCKENNA SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
2012-04-13
➕
MCKENNA, Ian Scott appointed
director
2012-04-13
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-04-13
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2012-04-13
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director
2012-04-13
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MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
director
2012-04-13
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MCKENNA, Ian Scott appointed
director
2012-04-13
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MCKENNA, Ian Scott resigned
director

Owner dependency

81/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCKENNA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-05-12: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Scott Mckenna Individual · British · DOB 10/1968 · age 58	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/05/2022

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mckenna Group (Holdings) Limitedceased 31/05/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
Mr Ian Scott Mckennaceased 01/10/2018· 75-100% 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

Incorporated2012-04-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC80200 — Security systems service activities

Registered office

16 Gordon Park

Orchardbank Industrial Estate

Forfar

DD8 1WJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-27

Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MCKENNA, Ian Scott→

director · ~58y · appointed 2012-04-13

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Active

MCKENNA, Scott Fraser→

director · ~30y · appointed 2023-11-01

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Active

MCKENNA, Stuart John→

director · ~27y · appointed 2024-08-09

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-13 · resigned 2012-04-13

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen George→

director · ~76y · appointed 2012-04-13 · resigned 2012-04-13

Resigned

MCKENNA, Ian Scott→

director · ~58y · appointed 2012-04-13 · resigned 2012-04-13

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	24/04/2017	—

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-01-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-30

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2025-05-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-02

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-05-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-31

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-08-09

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2024-05-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-17

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-11-01

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-10-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-10-12

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-10-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-08-10