GLENCRAIG (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC551205 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£101.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 £101,554
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,378 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£102k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£21k£42k£62k£83k£104kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£101.6k£103.9k
Current assets£31.3k£39.6k
Net assets£101.6k£103.9k

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  3. 2024-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2018-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-05-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2017-01-25
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  14. 2017-01-25
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  15. 2016-11-25
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    Company incorporated
    As GLENCRAIG (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  16. 2016-11-25
    ➕
    MACKIE, Helen Easson appointed
    director
  17. 2016-11-25
    ➕
    MACKIE, Ian appointed
    director
  18. 2016-11-25
    ➕
    MACKIE, Justin Peter appointed
    director
  19. 2016-11-25
    ➕
    MACKIE, Nathan John appointed
    director
  20. 2016-11-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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 Ian Mackie
Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting25/11/2016
Helen Easson Mackie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/11/2016

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
Incorporated2016-11-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

28 High Street
Nairn
IV12 4AU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

MACKIE, Helen Easson→
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-11-25
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Active
MACKIE, Ian→
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-11-25
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Active
MACKIE, Justin Peter→
director · ~34y · appointed 2016-11-25
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Active
MACKIE, Nathan John→
director · ~35y · appointed 2016-11-25
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Active

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-19