MCALPINE AUTO SILLS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC469826 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-12
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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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£57.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £56,997

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£57k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£129k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£26k£53k£79k£106k£132kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£62.0k£55.3k
Current assets£129.2k£132.5k
Net assets£57.0k£46.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-21
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  2. 2024-11-29
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  3. 2023-11-30
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  4. 2022-11-29
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  5. 2021-11-29
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  6. 2021-04-29
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  7. 2019-11-28
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  8. 2018-11-08
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  9. 2017-11-28
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  10. 2016-11-25
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  11. 2016-02-18
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  12. 2015-11-11
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  13. 2015-02-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As MCALPINE AUTO SILLS LTD
  15. 2014-02-12
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    JAMES, Mcalpine appointed
    director
  16. 2014-02-12
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    MCALPINE, Derek appointed
    director
  17. 2014-02-12
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    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

93/100
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 "MCALPINE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 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 12 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 James Mcalpine
Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Derek Mcalpine
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-02-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

17 Wellside Place
Falkirk
FK1 5RL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

JAMES, Mcalpine→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-02-12
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MCALPINE, Derek→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-02-12
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-13