MCINTYRES SALONS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

SC791752 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-07

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£16.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 2.4y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Newest facility, 2.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

7 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £16,061

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£16k

Current Assets

£17k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31
Total assets	£261.1k
Current assets	£17.1k
Net assets	£16.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand

2025-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-25
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-24
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2024-02-13
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2023-12-07
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Company incorporated
As MCINTYRES SALONS LTD
2023-12-07
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O'ROURKE, John Carruthers appointed
director
2023-12-07
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O'ROURKE, Kay appointed
director
2023-12-07
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Carruthers O'Rourke Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	07/12/2023
Mrs Kay O'Rourke Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	07/12/2023

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2023-12-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

50 Union Street

Dundee

DD1 4BE

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-20

Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

O'ROURKE, John Carruthers→

director · ~60y · appointed 2023-12-07

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Active

O'ROURKE, Kay→

director · ~59y · appointed 2023-12-07

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Active

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	24/04/2024	—
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	09/02/2024	—

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Recent filings (7 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-09-05

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended

accounts · AA01

2025-02-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-04

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-04-25

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-02-13

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-12-07