HARVEY MACNAIR & CO LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC571167 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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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

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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-02-15
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    STEVENSON, Alistair James Graham resigned
    director
  9. 2021-02-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-01
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    WALKER, William James appointed
    director
  12. 2018-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2017-11-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2017-11-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
  16. 2017-10-31
    ➕
    SAVAGE, Patricia Bridget appointed
    secretary
  17. 2017-10-31
    ➕
    SAVAGE, Patricia Bridget appointed
    director
  18. 2017-10-31
    ➖
    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2017-10-31
    ➖
    BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan resigned
    director
  20. 2017-10-31
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Alistair James Graham appointed
    director
  21. 2017-10-31
    ➖
    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2017-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2017-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2017-10-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  25. 2017-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  26. 2017-07-13
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    Company incorporated
    As HARVEY MACNAIR & CO LIMITED
  27. 2017-07-13
    ➕
    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2017-07-13
    ➕
    BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan appointed
    director
  29. 2017-07-13
    ➕
    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

The Glenallachie Distillers Co Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Glenallachie Distillers Co Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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HARVEY MACNAIR & CO LIMITED
This company · SC571167

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
The Glenallachie Distillers Co Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/10/2017
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr David Brannigan Beveridgeceased 31/10/2017· significant influence
  • Shelf Nominees Limitedceased 31/10/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Shelf Director Limitedceased 31/10/2017· 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
Incorporated2017-07-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Glenallachie Distillery
Glenallachie
Aberlour
Banffshire
AB38 9LR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

SAVAGE, Patricia Bridget→
secretary · appointed 2017-10-31
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Active
SAVAGE, Patricia Bridget→
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-10-31
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Active
WALKER, William James→
director · ~81y · appointed 2019-03-01
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Active
SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-07-13 · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned
BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2017-07-13 · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned
STEVENSON, Alistair James Graham→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-10-31 · resigned 2021-02-15
Resigned
SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2017-07-13 · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
A registered charge1 property27/11/2017—
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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-28