MAYCROFT RETREAT LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 5.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
- 86900Other human health activities
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.0y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £65.7k | £45.5k |
| Current assets | £15.1k | £17.1k |
| Net assets | £63.2k | £32.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
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Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-17✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Dsl Business Finance Limited (SC145739)
- 2020-06-11🏢Company incorporatedAs MAYCROFT RETREAT LIMITED
- 2020-06-11➕MILLAR, Denise May appointeddirector
- 2020-06-11➕MILLAR, Grant Donald Smith appointeddirector
- 2020-06-11📄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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +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
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-07-17: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Denise May Millar Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/06/2020 |
Mr Grant Donald Smith Millar Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/06/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Dsl Business Finance (SC145739) Dsl Business Finance Limited (SC145739) | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/04/2021 | — |