MACDONALD MACKIE CONSULTING LIMITED
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Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs MACDONALD MACKIE CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2020-01-22➕MACDONALD, Duncan Alexander appointeddirector
- 2020-01-22➕MACKIE, Struan appointeddirector
- 2020-01-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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 "MACDONALD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Struan Mackie Individual · British · DOB 03/1993 · age 33 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/01/2020 |
Mr Duncan Alexander Macdonald Individual · Canadian · DOB 09/1993 · age 33 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/01/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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