MCLEOD CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LTD

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SC490229 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-31
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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.

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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-01-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-01-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As MCLEOD CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LTD
  18. 2014-10-31
    ➕
    MCLEOD, Andrew Clark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCLEOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Andrew Clark Mcleod
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/10/2016

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
Incorporated2014-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Bishop Loch Court
Gartloch Village
Glasgow
G69 8GB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCLEOD, Andrew Clark→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-10-31
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-22