MACLAREN HEALTHCARE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC777377 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-31
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£32.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: 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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £32,858

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£33k
Current Assets
£33k
Current Liabilities
£0£7k£13k£20k£26k£33kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£32.9k
Current assets£33.0k
Net assets£32.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-07-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MACLAREN HEALTHCARE LTD
  5. 2023-07-31
    MACLAREN, Jamie appointed
    director
  6. 2023-07-31
    MACLAREN, Stephanie appointed
    director
  7. 2023-07-31
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 "MACLAREN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jamie Maclaren
Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/07/2023
Mrs Stephanie Maclaren
Individual · British · DOB 03/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/07/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-07-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

32 Margaretvale Drive
Larkhall
ML9 1QH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MACLAREN, Jamie
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-07-31
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Active
MACLAREN, Stephanie
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-07-31
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Recent filings (6 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-07
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-11-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-31