MCLEOD CONSULTANCY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC557006 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-08
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
- 85421First-degree level higher education
- 85422Post-graduate level higher education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | — |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-02-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-02-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-02-19📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2017-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs MCLEOD CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2017-02-08➕MCLEOD, John appointedsecretary
- 2017-02-08➕MCLEOD, Julia appointedsecretary
- 2017-02-08➕MCLEOD, John appointeddirector
- 2017-02-08➕MCLEOD, Julia appointeddirector
- 2017-02-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
96/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCLEOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Mcleod Individual · British · DOB 03/1951 · age 75 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 09/02/2017 |
Mrs Julia Mcleod Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 09/02/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58142 — Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Registered office
6 Rosewood Terrace
Dundee
Angus
DD2 1NS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
MCLEOD, John→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2017-02-08
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MCLEOD, Julia→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2017-02-08
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-19