MACFARLANE GRAY WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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SC494743 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-09
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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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (79/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
42 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.

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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees1100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-06-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-06-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-17
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  12. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-07-01
    ➖
    WATERS, Ellen resigned
    secretary
  15. 2019-07-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2019-06-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-18
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  19. 2016-12-01
    ➕
    WATERS, Ellen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2016-11-30
    ➖
    SKILLING, Alan John resigned
    secretary
  21. 2015-01-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MACFARLANE GRAY WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  22. 2015-01-09
    ➕
    CATTERSON, Eric James appointed
    director
  23. 2015-01-09
    ➕
    LAFFERTY, Denise Marie Marcelle appointed
    secretary
  24. 2015-01-09
    ➖
    LAFFERTY, Denise Marie Marcelle resigned
    secretary
  25. 2015-01-09
    ➕
    SKILLING, Alan John appointed
    secretary
  26. 2015-01-09
    ➕
    CALLAN, Gregory appointed
    director
  27. 2015-01-09
    ➖
    CALLAN, Gregory resigned
    director
  28. 2015-01-09
    ➕
    LAFFERTY, Denise Marie Marcelle appointed
    director
  29. 2015-01-09
    ➖
    LAFFERTY, Denise Marie Marcelle resigned
    director
  30. 2015-01-09
    ➕
    SKILLING, Alan John appointed
    director
  31. 2015-01-09
    ➖
    SKILLING, Alan John resigned
    director
  32. 2015-01-09
    ➕
    WATERS, Ellen appointed
    director
  33. 2015-01-09
    ➖
    WATERS, Ellen resigned
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Larreb Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Larreb Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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MACFARLANE GRAY WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · SC494743

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Larreb Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting26/06/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Angela Marie Cattersonceased 26/06/2025· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Eric James Cattersonceased 26/06/2025· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

12 Melville Terrace
Stirling
FK8 2NE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

CATTERSON, Eric James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAFFERTY, Denise Marie Marcelle→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-09 · resigned 2015-01-09
Resigned
SKILLING, Alan John→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-09 · resigned 2016-11-30
Resigned
WATERS, Ellen→
secretary · appointed 2016-12-01 · resigned 2019-07-01
Resigned
CALLAN, Gregory→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-01-09 · resigned 2015-01-09
Resigned
LAFFERTY, Denise Marie Marcelle→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-01-09 · resigned 2015-01-09
Resigned
SKILLING, Alan John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-01-09 · resigned 2015-01-09
Resigned
WATERS, Ellen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-01-09 · resigned 2015-01-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-06-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14