ARGYLL RUANE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01917207 · ltd · incorporated 1985-05-29
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 33.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£619.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 33.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
22 officers (4 active, 22 linked, 19 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
159 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £619,715
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£482k
Net Worth
£620k
Current Assets
£1.1m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £705.2k |
| Current assets | £1.11M |
| Cash | £481.5k |
| Debtors | £628.4k |
| Net assets | £619.7k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-09-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-09-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-09-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-01➕TAYLOR, Sally Emma appointedsecretary
- 2024-09-01➕HAMPSON, Kristian Francis appointeddirector
- 2024-09-01➕TAYLOR, Sally Emma appointeddirector
- 2024-08-31➖PARTINGTON, James Edward resigneddirector
- 2024-08-31🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Professional Engineering Projects Limited
- 2024-08-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-20➕PARTINGTON, James Edward appointeddirector
- 2024-08-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-14➕PARTINGTON, James Edward appointeddirector
- 2024-08-14➖PARTINGTON, James Edward resigneddirector
- 2024-08-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-31➖FOX, Sean resignedsecretary
- 2024-07-31➖FOX, Sean resigneddirector
- 2023-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-01➕RAVENSHEAR, Bryan appointeddirector
- 2022-11-17➖KIRBY, Chris resigneddirector
- 2021-02-20➕KIRBY, Chris appointeddirector
- 2021-02-20➖MARITZ, Edette resigneddirector
- 2020-11-12➕MARITZ, Edette appointeddirector
- 2018-10-31➖TETLOW, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2017-10-12➕FOX, Sean appointedsecretary
- 2017-10-12➕FOX, Sean appointeddirector
- 2017-09-30➖MULLARKEY, Stephen Patrick resigneddirector
- 2012-10-31➖SHARMAN, Katherine Mary resignedsecretary
- 2012-10-31➖BETTS, David Ronald resigneddirector
- 2012-10-31➖DAWSON, Martin Ruane resigneddirector
- 2012-10-31➕MULLARKEY, Stephen Patrick appointeddirector
- 2012-10-31➕TETLOW, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2011-04-06🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2011-04-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-09-30➖GRIFFIN, David Roy resigneddirector
- 2007-06-04➖SHARMAN, Terence Reginald Murray resigneddirector
- 2004-06-24➕GRIFFIN, David Roy appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-09-13: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Ravenshear Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ravenshear Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ARGYLL RUANE LIMITED
This company · 01917207
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ravenshear Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares · firm interest | 01/09/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Professional Engineering Publishing Limitedceased 31/08/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
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
Incorporated1985-05-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education
Registered office
4 Europa View
Sheffield Business Park
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S9 1XH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20
Officers (4 active · 18 resigned)
TAYLOR, Sally Emma→
Activesecretary · appointed 2024-09-01
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HAMPSON, Kristian Francis→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-09-01
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RAVENSHEAR, Bryan→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2023-01-01
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TAYLOR, Sally Emma→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-09-01
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FOX, Sean→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-10-12 · resigned 2024-07-31
SHARMAN, Katherine Mary→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2012-10-31
BETTS, David Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 2012-10-31
DAWSON, Martin Ruane→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · resigned 2012-10-31
FOX, Sean→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-10-12 · resigned 2024-07-31
GRIFFIN, David Roy→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2004-06-24 · resigned 2007-09-30
JESSOP, Timothy James→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · resigned 1995-06-19
JOHN, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1995-06-19 · resigned 1998-11-24
KIRBY, Chris→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-02-20 · resigned 2022-11-17
MARITZ, Edette→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-11-12 · resigned 2021-02-20
MULLARKEY, Stephen Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-10-31 · resigned 2017-09-30
O'NEILL, Terence Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · resigned 1998-11-25
PARTINGTON, James Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-08-20 · resigned 2024-08-31
PARTINGTON, James Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-08-14 · resigned 2024-08-14
SANDERS, John Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · resigned 1993-12-31
SHARMAN, Terence Reginald Murray→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · resigned 2007-06-04
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Professional Engineering Projects Professional Engineering Projects Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/08/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 30/10/1998 | 06/04/2011 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 12/11/1992 | 06/04/2011 |
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Recent filings (159 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-09-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-09