PETER MACLENNAN (MINIBUSES) LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC443773 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-27
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£282.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 79909Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (85/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £282,246

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£282k
↑ 7.8% YoY
Current Assets
£143k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£60k£119k£179k£239k£299kJun 2023Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£304.8k£281.4k£301.8k
Current assets£143.5k£162.6k£188.9k
Net assets£282.2k£261.7k£298.6k

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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  2. 2025-06-30
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  3. 2024-06-28
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  4. 2023-03-30
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  5. 2022-02-28
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  6. 2021-01-29
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  7. 2020-01-31
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  8. 2019-03-26
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  9. 2018-03-29
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  10. 2017-07-03
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  11. 2017-07-01
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    MACLENNAN, Christina Joan appointed
    director
  12. 2017-03-27
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  13. 2016-04-12
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  14. 2016-04-12
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  15. 2015-11-25
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  16. 2015-03-05
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  17. 2013-02-27
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    Company incorporated
    As PETER MACLENNAN (MINIBUSES) LTD
  18. 2013-02-27
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    MACLENNAN, Peter appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-02-27
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    MACLENNAN, Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
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
  • +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 "MACLENNAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 Peter Maclennan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1961 · age 65
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
Incorporated2013-02-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

24 Laxay
Lochs
Isle Of Lewis
HS2 9PJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MACLENNAN, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-27
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MACLENNAN, Christina Joan→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-07-01
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MACLENNAN, Peter→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-02-27
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Recent filings (28 total)

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2026-06-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
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accounts · AA
2025-06-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
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accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-26