ARGYLL DRIVE MANAGEMENT COMPANY 1 LIMITED

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05116097 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-04-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
60 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-09
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  2. 2024-12-18
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  3. 2024-01-09
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  4. 2022-10-07
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  5. 2021-12-17
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  6. 2021-04-30
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  7. 2020-11-27
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  8. 2019-09-18
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  9. 2019-04-30
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  10. 2019-04-30
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  11. 2018-11-29
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  12. 2017-09-25
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  13. 2017-05-11
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    address · AD01
  14. 2017-05-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-10-09
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  16. 2015-06-01
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    PERCIVAL, Kevin Michael resigned
    secretary
  17. 2015-06-01
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    PERCIVAL, Kevin Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2006-04-04
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    MCMILLAN, Samantha May resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-04-04
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    PERCIVAL, Kevin Michael appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-04-04
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    MCMILLAN, Samantha May resigned
    director
  21. 2006-04-04
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    PERCIVAL, Kevin Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2004-04-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ARGYLL DRIVE MANAGEMENT COMPANY 1 LIMITED
  23. 2004-04-29
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    BOAK, Martyn Howard appointed
    director
  24. 2004-04-29
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    MCMILLAN, Samantha May appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-04-29
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-04-29
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-04-29
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    MCMILLAN, Samantha May appointed
    director
  28. 2004-04-29
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2004-04-29
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Martyn Howard Boak
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2004-04-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Oakvale House Thomas Lane
Burgh Road Industrial Estate
Carlisle
CA2 7ND
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BOAK, Martyn Howard→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCMILLAN, Samantha May→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-29 · resigned 2006-04-04
Resigned
PERCIVAL, Kevin Michael→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-04 · resigned 2015-06-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-29 · resigned 2004-04-29
Resigned
MCMILLAN, Samantha May→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-04-29 · resigned 2006-04-04
Resigned
PERCIVAL, Kevin Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-04-04 · resigned 2015-06-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-29 · resigned 2004-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
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accounts · AA
2025-09-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-18