MC HOLDINGS (SCOTLAND) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC576396 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-14
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£100.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (73/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
27 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £100,318
Cash YoY
+41017%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£501k
↑ 41017% YoY
Net Worth
£100k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£512k
↑ 216% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100.3k | £100.3k |
| Current assets | £512.2k | £162.3k |
| Cash | £501.2k | £1.2k |
| Debtors | — | £150.1k |
| Net assets | £100.3k | £100.3k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-10-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-09-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-09-27📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2017-09-14🏢Company incorporatedAs MC HOLDINGS (SCOTLAND) LTD
- 2017-09-14➕CALLAGHAN, Robert appointeddirector
- 2017-09-14➕MILLAR, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Group structure
Masr Fabrications Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Masr Fabrications Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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MC HOLDINGS (SCOTLAND) LTD
This company · SC576396
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Masr Fabrications Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/10/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Robert Callaghanceased 21/10/2021· board control
- Mr David Millarceased 21/10/2021· board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-09-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
10 Arkwright Way North Newmoor Industrial Estate
Irvine
Ayrshire
KA11 4JU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CALLAGHAN, Robert→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLAR, David→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (27 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-15