ARCHANGEL INVESTORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC209206 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2000-07-17

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 17.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). 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 17.4y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 17.4 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: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (7 active, 22 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

104 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2026-05-06
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officers · AP01
2026-05-01
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HAMOU-JENNINGS, Ross Forde appointed
director
2025-09-05
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accounts · AA
2025-02-13
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officers · TM01
2025-02-04
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ALLAN, Timothy Edward Douglas resigned
director
2024-09-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
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officers · TM01
2023-01-11
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YOUNG, Eric Macfie resigned
director
2022-09-16
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officers · CH01
2022-09-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-07
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CUNNINGHAM, Jeremy Neil Ross appointed
director
2022-07-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-05
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-08-04
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RUTTERFORD, Michael David resigned
director
2021-08-02
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address · AD01
2021-07-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-03-05
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officers · AP01
2021-03-03
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SEALEY, Andrew Edward appointed
director
2020-12-15
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KINSLER, Maureen appointed
director
2020-12-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-03-27
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ALLAN, Timothy Edward Douglas appointed
director
2019-03-27
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SALVESEN, Alastair Eric Hotson resigned
director
2019-03-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-04-18
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BALL, Geoffrey Arthur resigned
director
2018-04-17
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MACLEOD, Ian Robert appointed
director
2016-06-15
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PAUL, Stuart Watson resigned
director
2016-02-22
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GEMMELL, Gavin John Norman resigned
director
2015-10-01
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MACPHEE, Michael William Miller Reid appointed
director
2015-09-30
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WADDELL, John Maclaren Ogilvie resigned
director
2012-10-17
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PAUL, Stuart Watson appointed
director
2011-07-31
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PATTULLO, Robert Michael resigned
director
2011-03-01
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SEALEY, Barry Edward resigned
director
2011-02-16
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BALL, Geoffrey Arthur appointed
director
2009-06-17
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SALVESEN, Alastair Eric Hotson appointed
director
2009-01-13
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2008-12-17
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SWORD, Ian Pollock, Doctor resigned
director
2008-03-31
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SHAKESHAFT, Peter James Bailey resigned
director
2007-12-13
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SMITH, Sarah Jane resigned
director
2005-07-12
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WADDELL, John Maclaren Ogilvie appointed
director
2005-02-08
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PATTULLO, Robert Michael appointed
director
2005-02-08
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SHAKESHAFT, Peter James Bailey appointed
director
2005-01-01
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SMITH, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2003-12-31
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ELLIOT, Gerald Henry, Sir resigned
director
2003-09-11
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SWORD, Ian Pollock, Doctor appointed
director
2001-12-18
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GEMMELL, Gavin John Norman appointed
director
2000-08-29
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ELLIOT, Gerald Henry, Sir appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2000-07-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suite 2, Ground Floor Orchard Brae House

30 Queensferry Road

Edinburgh

EH4 2HS

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-06

Last: 2025-07-23