MCLANACHAN HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC745225 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-23
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£6.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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.
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
24 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
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 £6,307
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£427k
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 601% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.01M | £900 |
| Cash | £427.2k | — |
| Net assets | £6.3k | £900 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-12-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-11-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-11-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-11-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-11-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-11-14📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-10-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-10-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs MCLANACHAN HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2022-09-23➕MCLANACHAN, Claire appointeddirector
- 2022-09-23➕MCLANACHAN, Damian appointeddirector
- 2022-09-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +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 "MCLANACHAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Damian Mclanachan Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 23/09/2022 |
Claire Mclanachan Individual · British · DOB 06/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/11/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| P&AS INVESTMENTS LTD→ SC807774 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| STRAUN GROUP LTD→ SC880183 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SWEET HOME (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC854494 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TCA EOT TRUSTEES LIMITED→ SC763676 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| THE MAGIC STICK LIMITED→ SC881741 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TIPPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC642661 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| TOUL ANNAN LTD→ SC864866 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TSH (FINANCIAL SERVICES) LTD→ SC462628 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
6 Condor Glen
Holytown
Motherwell
ML1 4UY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCLANACHAN, Claire→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLANACHAN, Damian→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (24 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12