MALCOLM MCARTHUR & SON LIMITED

Company number SC173168 ·

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Executive summary

Malcolm McArthur & Son Limited presents a strong credit proposition with a five-year track record of revenue growth (26% cumulative), consistently high cash balances exceeding total liabilities, and a rapidly strengthening balance sheet (net assets up 179% to £4.98M in 2025). The company has demonstrated resilience in a cyclical sector, restoring profit margins after inflationary pressures and generating pre-tax profits above £1.3M. While the single-director structure introduces key-person dependency, the overall credit profile supports approval with standard commercial terms subject to quarterly monitoring of margins, debtor days, and order book strength.

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Shareholders' funds

£4,982,436

Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31

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What it does

Plumbing & electrical contractor

The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.

Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1997-03-04
Employees
89 (2025 accounts · was 88 in 2024)
Registered office
12 Station Road, Kilsyth, G65 0AB
Postcode
G65 0AB
Capital
100 GBP
Accounts category
Medium
Charges
3 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-12-31
Next due by
2027-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-03-04
Next due by
2027-03-18
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 43210 Electrical installation
  • 43220 Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Officers 1 current · 12 resigned

Subscribers only Director
Subscribers only Appointed 1997-03-05

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Contact details

Website
malcolmmcarthur.uk
Phone
01236824480, 01236821480

New and social house building plumbing and electrical contractor, heating, boiler install in Central Scotland by Malcolm McArthur and Son

Previous registered addresses 5

AddressChanged on
THE GARAGE, UP LANE, KILSYTH, GLASGOW G65 0BH2006-07-24
UNIT 7, LONGCROFT TRADE CENTRE, 209 GLASGOW ROAD, LONGCROFT, FK4 1QQ2003-04-23
17A VICTORIA HALL ROAD, UP ROAD, KILSYTH, GLASGOW G65 0BH2002-01-31
7 CASTLE GROVE, KILSYTH, GLASGOW, G65 9NB1999-02-22
1 ROYAL BANK PLACE, GLASGOW, G1 3AA1997-03-12

Among its peers

Top 1%

by shareholders' funds, of 542 similar companies in G

2nd largest employer among its local peers (89 staff).

Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1997.

No.2 of the largest electrical installation companies in Glasgow →

Competitors Glasgow

This company ranks 2 among electrical installation in Glasgow.

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The class of 1997

39%

of the 637 companies in this sector incorporated in 1997 are still active today; 59% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

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