MACREBUR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC532843 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-18
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£1.58M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 22290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.3y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,578,091
Net assets shrinking
Down £167,587 YoY
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£263k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
↓ 9.6% YoY
Current Assets
£1.4m
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£355k£709k£1.1m£1.4m£1.8mOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£1.58M£1.75M
Current assets£1.45M£1.77M
Cash£263.4k£362.8k
Debtors£779.2k£806.8k
Net assets£1.58M£1.75M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2025-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2025-02-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  7. 2024-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-31
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    BRECKELL, Lisa Jane resigned
    secretary
  10. 2022-08-31
    ➖
    BRECKELL, Lisa Jane resigned
    director
  11. 2022-08-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2022-08-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-03
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  17. 2020-04-03
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2020-03-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2020-03-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-03-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2020-03-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2020-03-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2019-06-01
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    BRECKELL, Lisa Jane appointed
    secretary
  24. 2019-06-01
    ➕
    BRECKELL, Lisa Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2017-01-26
    ➖
    HUGHES, Polly Joanna resigned
    director
  26. 2016-09-01
    ➕
    HUGHES, Polly Joanna appointed
    director
  27. 2016-04-18
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    Company incorporated
    As MACREBUR LIMITED
  28. 2016-04-18
    ➕
    BURNETT, Nicholas Peter appointed
    director
  29. 2016-04-18
    ➕
    MCCARTNEY, Toby Jon appointed
    director
  30. 2016-04-18
    ➕
    REID, Gordon Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

35/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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

Macrebur Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Macrebur Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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MACREBUR LIMITED
This company · SC532843

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
Macrebur Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/03/2020
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Seedrs Nominees Limitedceased 20/03/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Toby Jon Mccartneyceased 20/03/2020· significant influence
  • Mr Nicholas Peter Burnettceased 20/03/2020· significant influence
  • Mr Gordon Michael Reidceased 20/03/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2016-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC22290 — SIC 22290

Registered office

Unit 3 Broomhouses Industrial Estate
Lockerbie
DG11 2RZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BURNETT, Nicholas Peter→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCARTNEY, Toby Jon→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REID, Gordon Michael→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-04-18
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Active
BRECKELL, Lisa Jane→
secretary · appointed 2019-06-01 · resigned 2022-08-31
Resigned
BRECKELL, Lisa Jane→
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-06-01 · resigned 2022-08-31
Resigned
HUGHES, Polly Joanna→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2017-01-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/02/2025—
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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18