MACRAE PROPERTY LTD
- · Investment thesis: growth_story → property_refinance
- · Filings: 5 → 6
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ·Investment thesis: growth_story → property_refinance
- ↑Filings: 5 → 6
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Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 0.7y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (68/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Scotlend (Sb) Limited
- 2025-10-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Scotlend (Sb) Limited
- 2024-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs MACRAE PROPERTY LTD
- 2024-04-16➕MACRAE, Norman appointedsecretary
- 2024-04-16➕MACRAE, Norman appointeddirector
- 2024-04-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACRAE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Norman Macrae Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/04/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Scotlend (Sb) Scotlend (Sb) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/10/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Scotlend (Sb) Scotlend (Sb) Limited | A registered charge | — | 17/10/2025 | — |