RODERICK MACLENNAN CONTRACTOR LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC882482 · ltd · incorporated 2026-03-16
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
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43290Other construction installation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As RODERICK MACLENNAN CONTRACTOR LTD
  3. 2026-03-16
    MACLENNAN, Lesley Ann appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-16
    MACLENNAN, Roderick Alexander appointed
    director
  5. 2026-03-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

94/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MACLENNAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roderick Alexander Maclennan
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/03/2026
Lesley Ann Maclennan
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest16/03/2026

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
Incorporated2026-03-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

199 Lednabirichen
Dornoch
IV25 3NE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-16
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MACLENNAN, Lesley Ann
director · ~62y · appointed 2026-03-16
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Active
MACLENNAN, Roderick Alexander
director · ~54y · appointed 2026-03-16
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Active

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Recent filings (2 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-03-16