THE MORTGAGE ADVICE CLUB COMMERCIAL LTD

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SC837535 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-12
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
    MACGREGOR, Andrew Calum resigned
    director
  2. 2026-04-21
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-04-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-29
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-02-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE MORTGAGE ADVICE CLUB COMMERCIAL LTD
  6. 2025-02-12
    ANSTRUTHER, Liam James appointed
    director
  7. 2025-02-12
    MACGREGOR, Andrew Calum appointed
    director
  8. 2025-02-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Liam James Anstruther
Individual · British · DOB 06/1990 · age 36
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/02/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Calum Macgregorceased 21/04/2026· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-02-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

14 Newton Place
C/O Gallone And Co
Glasgow
G3 7PY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ANSTRUTHER, Liam James
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-02-12
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Active
MACGREGOR, Andrew Calum
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-02-12 · resigned 2026-04-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (6 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-12