MCKEGANEY-BARNARD INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC635864 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-11
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£23.53M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -86% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
27 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £23,525,060
Cash draining
Cash down 86% YoY
Cash YoY
-86%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 86% YoY
Net Worth
£24m
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £23.53M | £23.13M |
| Current assets | £3.1k | £22.3k |
| Cash | £3.0k | £22.2k |
| Debtors | £60 | £60 |
| Net assets | £23.53M | £23.13M |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21➕BARNARD, Gabriel appointeddirector
- 2024-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-07-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-07-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-08-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-08-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-07-11🏢Company incorporatedAs MCKEGANEY-BARNARD INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2019-07-11➕BARNARD, Marina Angela appointeddirector
- 2019-07-11➕MCKEGANEY, Neil Patrick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BARNARD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Marina Angela Barnard Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 01/01/2022 |
Mr Neil Patrick Mckeganey Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest | 01/01/2022 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Neil Patrick Mckeganeyceased 01/01/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Ms Marina Angela Barnardceased 01/01/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Brodies & Co. (Trustees) Limitedceased 06/08/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
4 Woodside Terrace
Glasgow
G3 7UY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BARNARD, Gabriel→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2024-10-21
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BARNARD, Marina Angela→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-07-11
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MCKEGANEY, Neil Patrick→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2019-07-11
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Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-15