MACDEE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC798889 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-13
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-20.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 1.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £20,136
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
-£20k
Current Assets
£9k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £341.0k |
| Current assets | £8.9k |
| Net assets | £-20.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-19📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-09-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-08-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-27🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Leeds Building Society
- 2024-08-27🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Leeds Building Society
- 2024-08-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Leeds Building Society
- 2024-08-27🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Leeds Building Society
- 2024-08-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-08-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2024-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs MACDEE INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2024-02-13➕MACDONALD, Alan William appointeddirector
- 2024-02-13➕MACDONALD, Stuart Peter appointeddirector
- 2024-02-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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
1 high · 1 lowConfirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-05
5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan William Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 11/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/02/2024 |
Mr Stuart Peter Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 11/1996 · age 30 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/02/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
4a Sub-Basement Flat 2, 4a
Bowmont Terrace
Glasgow
G12 9LP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-05OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MACDONALD, Alan William→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2024-02-13
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MACDONALD, Stuart Peter→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2024-02-13
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Leeds Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/08/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Leeds Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/08/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Leeds Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/08/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Leeds Building Society | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/08/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 21/08/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-09-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-13