ARGYLL-BRENT CONTRACTS LTD
🌳Matureactive
06013939 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-29
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-06📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-02📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2008-10-29➕TODHUNTER, Kerry Jane appointeddirector
- 2008-10-29➖TODHUNTER, Alan John resigneddirector
- 2006-11-30➖FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-30➖FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-11-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ARGYLL-BRENT CONTRACTS LTD
- 2006-11-29➕MOAT, Sharon June appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-29➕ALFORD, Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2006-11-29➕FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-29➕TODHUNTER, Alan John appointeddirector
- 2006-11-29➕FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
76/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew David Alford Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 30/09/2016 |
Mrs Kerry Jane Todhunter Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 30/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Unit 10 The Merlin Centre Lancaster Road
Cressex Business Park
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP12 3QL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
ALFORD, Andrew David→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TODHUNTER, Kerry Jane→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2008-10-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-29 · resigned 2006-11-30
TODHUNTER, Alan John→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2006-11-29 · resigned 2008-10-29
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-29 · resigned 2006-11-30
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Recent filings (67 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-06