ARGYLL STORES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00042968 · ltd · incorporated 1895-01-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 38.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 38.4y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
27 officers (3 active, 27 linked, 19 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
168 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 (67 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-04-22➕GOFF, Joanna Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-04-22➖GLEESON, Michael resigneddirector
- 2022-04-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-11-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-30➕GLEESON, Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-01-30➖GOFF, Joanna Louise resigneddirector
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-01-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-02➕GOFF, Joanna Louise appointeddirector
- 2019-01-02➖STRAIN, Trevor John resigneddirector
- 2018-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-22➕BURKE, Jonathan James appointedsecretary
- 2017-02-22➕BURKE, Jonathan James appointeddirector
- 2017-02-22➖AMSDEN, Mark Rowan resignedsecretary
- 2017-02-22➖AMSDEN, Mark Rowan resigneddirector
- 2013-02-07➕AMSDEN, Mark Rowan appointedsecretary
- 2013-02-07➕AMSDEN, Mark Rowan appointeddirector
- 2013-01-11➖MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph resignedsecretary
- 2013-01-11➖MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph resigneddirector
- 2013-01-11➕STRAIN, Trevor John appointeddirector
- 2010-07-09➕MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph appointeddirector
- 2010-07-09➖SAFEWAY LTD resignedcorporate-director
- 2010-07-09➖WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC resignedcorporate-director
- 2009-03-16➖BURKE, Jonathan James resignedsecretary
- 2009-03-16➕MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-11➕BURKE, Jonathan James appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-11➖SADLER, John Michael resignedsecretary
- 2004-03-11➖COLLINS, Miles Eric resigneddirector
- 2004-03-11➖ELLIS, Gerald resigneddirector
- 2004-03-11➖GARCIA VALENCIA, Fernando resigneddirector
- 2004-03-11➕SAFEWAY LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2004-03-11➕WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC appointedcorporate-director
- 2004-03-08➖LAFFIN, Simon Timothy resigneddirector
- 2002-08-13➖WILLIAMS, Richard Glynne resigneddirector
- 2002-03-25➕GARCIA VALENCIA, Fernando appointeddirector
- 2002-02-15➕COLLINS, Miles Eric appointeddirector
- 2002-02-15➖LANE, Simon Paul resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 67 events
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 132 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️ultimate parent
Safeway Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
🏛️
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited
Corporate parent
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ARGYLL STORES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
This company · 00042968
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Safeway Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Limited Corporate entity | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1895-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Hilmore House
Gain Lane
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD3 7DL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23
Officers (3 active · 24 resigned)
BURKE, Jonathan James→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-02-22
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BURKE, Jonathan James→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-02-22
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GOFF, Joanna Louise→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-04-22
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AMSDEN, Mark Rowan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-02-07 · resigned 2017-02-22
BURKE, Jonathan James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-11 · resigned 2009-03-16
KINCH, John Patrick→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2001-10-13
MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-03-16 · resigned 2013-01-11
SADLER, John Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-10-13 · resigned 2004-03-11
AMSDEN, Mark Rowan→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-02-07 · resigned 2017-02-22
COLLINS, Miles Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2002-02-15 · resigned 2004-03-11
DUDLEY, Guilford Paul Julian→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1998-03-25 · resigned 1999-12-08
ELLIS, Gerald→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1998-03-25 · resigned 2004-03-11
FISHER, Robert Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1993-12-31 · resigned 1998-03-13
GARCIA VALENCIA, Fernando→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2002-03-25 · resigned 2004-03-11
GLEESON, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-01-30 · resigned 2022-04-22
GOFF, Joanna Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2019-01-02 · resigned 2020-01-30
KINCH, John Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2001-10-13
LAFFIN, Simon Timothy→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1996-01-02 · resigned 2004-03-08
LANE, Simon Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1999-12-08 · resigned 2002-02-15
MCMAHON, Gregory Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2010-07-09 · resigned 2013-01-11
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | London and Clydesdie Properties London and Clydesdie Properties Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 25/02/1988 | — |
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Recent filings (168 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30