SCOTWOOD MACDONALD LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £58.5k | — |
| Current assets | £190.2k | — |
| Cash | £117.4k | — |
| Debtors | £72.8k | — |
| Net assets | £49.4k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-05-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-15➖MACDONALD, John Ewen resigneddirector
- 2023-11-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-04-08➕MACDONALD, Robert Alexander John appointeddirector
- 2014-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs SCOTWOOD MACDONALD LIMITED
- 2014-08-29➕MACDONALD, John Ewen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACDONALD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Scotwood Macdonald Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scotwood Macdonald Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/04/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Robert Alexander John Macdonaldceased 11/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr John Ewen Macdonaldceased 15/11/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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