ANGUS GAME PLUS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC255156 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-02
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 9.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01700
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.5y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees2200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2020-02-07
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  12. 2019-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-13
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-06
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    capital · SH01
  16. 2018-05-10
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  17. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-11-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  19. 2016-11-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  20. 2016-11-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  21. 2006-08-01
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    MCMULLAN, Amos Nigel appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    MCMULLAN, Amos Nigel appointed
    director
  23. 2006-08-01
    ➖
    MCMULLAN, Annella Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  24. 2006-08-01
    ➖
    MCMULLAN, Annella Elizabeth resigned
    director
  25. 2004-02-23
    ➕
    MCMULLAN, Annella Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 2003-09-03
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    MCMULLAN, Lorraine appointed
    director
  27. 2003-09-03
    ➕
    MCMULLAN, Annella Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-09-03
    ➖
    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2003-09-03
    ➖
    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 2003-09-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ANGUS GAME PLUS LIMITED
  31. 2003-09-02
    ➕
    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2003-09-02
    ➕
    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lorraine Mcmullan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Amos Nigel Mcmullan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1989 · age 37
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr William Mcmullan
Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01700 — SIC 01700

Registered office

Moonflight Cottage
1 Barns Of Craig, Ferryden
Montrose
Angus
DD10 9TB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MCMULLAN, Amos Nigel→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-01
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Active
MCMULLAN, Amos Nigel→
director · ~37y · appointed 2006-08-01
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Active
MCMULLAN, Lorraine→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-09-03
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Active
MCMULLAN, Annella Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-03 · resigned 2006-08-01
Resigned
PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-09-02 · resigned 2003-09-03
Resigned
MCMULLAN, Annella Elizabeth→
director · ~40y · appointed 2004-02-23 · resigned 2006-08-01
Resigned
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-09-02 · resigned 2003-09-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property07/02/2020—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property24/11/2016—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property24/11/2016—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—04/11/2016—
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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08