WILLIAM MCGREGOR & SON LIMITED

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SC445577 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-20
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 5.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.9y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 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
41 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
70
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-10-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2024-10-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2024-10-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
  7. 2024-06-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-06-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-06-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-06-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2024-06-24
    ➕
    MCGREGOR, Andrew appointed
    director
  13. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2020-06-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  19. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-06-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2019-06-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-06-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2019-05-31
    ➖
    MCGREGOR, Marion Ferguson resigned
    director
  24. 2019-05-31
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    MCGREGOR, William Vernon resigned
    director
  25. 2013-03-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WILLIAM MCGREGOR & SON LIMITED
  26. 2013-03-20
    ➕
    MCGREGOR, Alistair William appointed
    director
  27. 2013-03-20
    ➕
    MCGREGOR, Marion Ferguson appointed
    director
  28. 2013-03-20
    ➕
    MCGREGOR, William Vernon 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 "MCGREGOR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

29/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MCGREGOR, Andrew (same surname) appointed 2024-06-24. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Mcgregor
Individual · British · DOB 05/1993 · age 33
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control24/06/2024
Mr William Alistair Mcgregor
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

East Law Farm
Law
Carluke
Lanarkshire
ML8 5EZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCGREGOR, Alistair William→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-03-20
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Active
MCGREGOR, Andrew→
director · ~33y · appointed 2024-06-24
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Active
MCGREGOR, Marion Ferguson→
director · ~95y · appointed 2013-03-20 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned
MCGREGOR, William Vernon→
director · ~94y · appointed 2013-03-20 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation
The Agricultural Mortgage Corporation PLC
A registered charge1 property14/10/2024—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—28/06/202018/10/2024
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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30