A. ARCHIBALD EQUINE SERVICES LTD.

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC297592 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-22
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2023
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2022Mar 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-03-312022-03-31
Average employees100100

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-05-14
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2024-05-14
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2024-02-27
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2024-02-19
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-02-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-02-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-02-26
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    officers · TM02
  19. 2014-02-26
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    officers · AP04
  20. 2013-02-23
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    WALTON KILGOUR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2013-02-23
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    WALTON KILGOUR CA resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2006-02-22
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    Company incorporated
    As A. ARCHIBALD EQUINE SERVICES LTD.
  23. 2006-02-22
    ➕
    ARCHIBALD, Alasdair Robert James appointed
    director
  24. 2006-02-22
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-02-22
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-02-22
    ➕
    WALTON KILGOUR CA appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2006-02-22
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2006-02-22
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-02-22
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2006-02-22
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARCHIBALD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2024-05-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alasdair Robert James Archibald
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Marshall Place
Perth
Perthshire
PH2 8AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2023-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

WALTON KILGOUR LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARCHIBALD, Alasdair Robert James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-02-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-02-22 · resigned 2006-02-22
Resigned
WALTON KILGOUR CA→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-02-22 · resigned 2013-02-23
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-02-22 · resigned 2006-02-22
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-02-22 · resigned 2006-02-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2024-05-14
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-02-27
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-02-23