MACARAH LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC703097 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-01
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 · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
- · Lifecycle stage: early → established
- · Investment thesis: growth_story → unclassified
- · Bankability: 70 → 75
- · Filings: 17 → 22
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
- · 6 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Lifecycle stage: early → established
- ·Investment thesis: growth_story → unclassified
- ↑Bankability: 70 → 75
- ↑Filings: 17 → 22
Last 90 days
Picture improved over the last 90 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Lifecycle stage: early → established
- ·Investment thesis: growth_story → unclassified
- ↑Bankability: 70 → 75
- ↑Filings: 17 → 22
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£2.97M
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £2,965,094
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2.6m
Net Worth
£3.0m
↑ 9.2% YoY
Current Assets
£2.6m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.97M | £2.72M |
| Current assets | £2.58M | £2.32M |
| Cash | £2.58M | — |
| Debtors | £5.0k | — |
| Net assets | £2.97M | £2.72M |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 3 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 3 capital
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-05-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-05-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-05-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-09➕MACLENNAN, Hannah Ruth appointeddirector
- 2026-03-09➕MACLENNAN, James appointeddirector
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-06➖MACLENNAN, Ronald resigneddirector
- 2024-04-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-01🏢Company incorporatedAs MACARAH LIMITED
- 2021-07-01➕MACLENNAN, Nicola Clare appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01➕MACLENNAN, Ronald appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Nicola Clare Maclennan Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ronald Maclennanceased 05/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-07-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
Ronnick House
Balivanich
Isle Of Benbecula
HS7 5LA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-30
Last: 2026-07-16
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
MACLENNAN, Hannah Ruth→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2026-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLENNAN, James→
Activedirector · ~21y · appointed 2026-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLENNAN, Nicola Clare→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLENNAN, Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2024-09-06
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-06
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-16