MACSWEENALLAN FOOD GROUP LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC810308 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-13
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-07-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-02📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-06-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-06-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-06-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-06-25➕LLEWELLYN, David Jon appointeddirector
- 2024-06-25➕MACSWEEN, James Charles appointeddirector
- 2024-06-25➕MCLELLAND, Stewart appointeddirector
- 2024-06-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Criseren Foods Limited (As Security Trustee)
- 2024-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs MACSWEENALLAN FOOD GROUP LTD
- 2024-05-13➕HAZELDEAN, James William appointeddirector
- 2024-05-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACSWEEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-10-15: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Criseren Foods Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Criseren Foods Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
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MACSWEENALLAN FOOD GROUP LTD
This company · SC810308
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Criseren Foods Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 25/06/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr William James Hazeldeanceased 25/06/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-05-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
Dryden Road
Bliston Glen
Loanhead
Midlothian
EH20 9LZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
HAZELDEAN, James William→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2024-05-13
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LLEWELLYN, David Jon→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-06-25
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MACSWEEN, James Charles→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-06-25
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MCLELLAND, Stewart→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2024-06-25
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Criseren Foods (As Security Trustee) Criseren Foods Limited (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 25/06/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-16
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-07-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-06-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-26