ARCHIBALD MARCKAY COMMERCIAL LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12238578 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
12 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 6.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-12-04🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2025-04-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-01🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2025-03-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-28🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2025-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-03🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Reward Finance Group Limited
- 2024-04-03🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2024-04-03🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2024-04-03🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2024-03-28🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Reward Finance Group Limited
- 2023-10-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-02🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-10-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-10-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-08-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-08-21🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2023-08-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-08-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-15🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Jeffrey Gregory King
- 2023-08-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-10🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Jeffrey Gregory King
- 2023-08-10🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Jeffrey Gregory King
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-03🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2023-01-25🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Camstar Capital Limited
- 2022-01-11🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2021-11-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2019-10-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2019-10-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2019-10-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCHIBALD MARCKAY COMMERCIAL LTD
- 2019-10-02➕CLAYDON, Caroline Kay appointeddirector
- 2019-10-02➕CLAYDON, Nicholas Marc appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Archibald Marckay Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Archibald Marckay Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ARCHIBALD MARCKAY COMMERCIAL LTD
This company · 12238578
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 |
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Archibald Marckay Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 16/08/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Caroline Kay Claydonceased 16/08/2023· significant influence
- Mr Nicholas Marc Claydonceased 16/08/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
Suite A4, Skylon Court Coldnose Road
Rotherwas
Hereford
HR2 6JS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CLAYDON, Caroline Kay→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLAYDON, Nicholas Marc→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
12
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/03/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Reward Finance Group Reward Finance Group Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/04/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Reward Finance Group Reward Finance Group Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/03/2024 | 04/12/2025 | |
| satisfied | Jeffrey Gregory King | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/08/2023 | 03/04/2024 | |
| satisfied | Jeffrey Gregory King | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/08/2023 | 03/04/2024 | |
| satisfied | Jeffrey Gregory King | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/08/2023 | 03/04/2024 | |
| satisfied | Camstar Capital Camstar Capital Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/01/2023 | 21/08/2023 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/01/2022 | 03/04/2023 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 12/11/2021 | 02/10/2023 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/10/2019 | 02/10/2023 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/10/2019 | 02/10/2023 |
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Recent filings (45 total)
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-04-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-02