D'ARCY'S (GLASGOW) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC264250 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-02
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 21.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 21.5y
65/100
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Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-07➖MCQUADE, Stephen Anthony resigneddirector
- 2024-11-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-26➕ROBERTSON, Ewan James appointeddirector
- 2024-08-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-28➖WELSH, Lesley resigneddirector
- 2023-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-21➖MCGHEE, Brian William Craighead resigneddirector
- 2022-03-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-01➕WELSH, Lesley appointeddirector
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-31➖MCDOWALL, David resigneddirector
- 2014-06-13➖DROMGOOLE, Fiona Mhairi resignedsecretary
- 2012-07-31➕DROMGOOLE, Fiona Mhairi appointedsecretary
- 2012-07-31➖MCGHEE, Brian William Craighead resignedsecretary
- 2012-07-31➕MCQUADE, Stephen Anthony appointeddirector
- 2012-07-31➖YOUNG, John Christopher resigneddirector
- 2010-01-12➕YOUNG, John Christopher appointeddirector
- 2009-12-31➖MIDDLEMISS, George Richardson resigneddirector
- 2009-07-09➖KING, Martine Frances resigneddirector
- 2009-03-10➕MCDOWALL, David appointeddirector
- 2004-10-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-04-27➕KING, Stefan Paul appointeddirector
- 2004-04-27➕MCGHEE, Brian William Craighead appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-27➖D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-04-27➕KING, Martine Frances appointeddirector
- 2004-04-27➕MCGHEE, Brian William Craighead appointeddirector
- 2004-04-27➕MIDDLEMISS, George Richardson appointeddirector
- 2004-04-27➖D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-03-02🏢Company incorporatedAs D'ARCY'S (GLASGOW) LIMITED
- 2004-03-02➕D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-02➕D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
Group structure
Scotsman Holdings Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Scotsman Holdings Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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D'ARCY'S (GLASGOW) LIMITED
This company · SC264250
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scotsman Holdings Plc Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/09/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Scotsman Group Plcceased 30/09/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
Hamilton House
70 Hamilton Drive
Glasgow
G12 8DR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11
Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)
KING, Stefan Paul→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-04-27
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ROBERTSON, Ewan James→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-08-26
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DROMGOOLE, Fiona Mhairi→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-07-31 · resigned 2014-06-13
MCGHEE, Brian William Craighead→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2012-07-31
D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-02 · resigned 2004-04-27
KING, Martine Frances→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2009-07-09
MCDOWALL, David→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2009-03-10 · resigned 2014-10-31
MCGHEE, Brian William Craighead→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2022-03-21
MCQUADE, Stephen Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2012-07-31 · resigned 2024-11-07
MIDDLEMISS, George Richardson→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2009-12-31
WELSH, Lesley→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-03-01 · resigned 2023-03-28
YOUNG, John Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-01-12 · resigned 2012-07-31
D.W. DIRECTOR 1 LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-02 · resigned 2004-04-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 25/10/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (78 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-23