MACBRAN LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC820914 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-28
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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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £2,006
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.0k |
| Current assets | £3.4k |
| Net assets | £2.0k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs MACBRAN LTD
- 2024-08-28➕BRANNAN, Daniel Harry appointeddirector
- 2024-08-28➕MACKENZIE, Sarah Louise appointeddirector
- 2024-08-28📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +Young company: Only 1.7 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Harry Brannan Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/08/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Sarah Louise Mackenzieceased 01/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-08-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
55-57 West High Street
Inverurie
AB51 3QQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BRANNAN, Daniel Harry→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2024-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACKENZIE, Sarah Louise→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-08-28
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Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-28