MCDONALD JOINERS LIMITED

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SC459032 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-12
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.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-6.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,597
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,675 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£7k
↓ 8558% YoY
Current Assets
£58k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£7k£8k£23k£38k£53k£68kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£103.5k£48.3k
Current assets£58.4k£67.9k
Cash—£44.6k
Debtors—£23.3k
Net assets£-6.6k£78

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2013-09-12
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    Company incorporated
    As MCDONALD JOINERS LIMITED
  17. 2013-09-12
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Matthew appointed
    director
  18. 2013-09-12
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Samuel Matthew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

94/100
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 "MCDONALD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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 13 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 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Mcdonald
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Samuel Matthew Mcdonald
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1990 · age 36
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-09-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

80 Clattowoods Drive
Dundee
DD3 9SF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCDONALD, Matthew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-09-12
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Active
MCDONALD, Samuel Matthew→
director · ~36y · appointed 2013-09-12
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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-31