ARGYLL MAUSOLEUM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC363151 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-07-27

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

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 13.0y 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 material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£41.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.0y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 13.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

27 officers (8 active, 27 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

86 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £41,464

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£41k

↑ 24% YoY

Current Assets

£34k

↑ 47% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£41.5k	£33.4k
Current assets	£34.2k	£23.4k
Net assets	£41.5k	£33.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2025-11-16
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officers · AP01
2025-11-16
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accounts · AA
2025-10-27
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SMITH-TENNENT, Michael Henry Philip appointed
director
2025-07-15
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officers · AP01
2025-07-02
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MCHUGH, Douglas appointed
director
2024-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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accounts · AA
2021-04-12
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accounts · AA
2020-10-04
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officers · CH02
2020-03-25
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officers · TM01
2020-03-25
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officers · AP01
2020-03-25
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officers · TM01
2020-03-12
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BRYSON, Jennifer Jane appointed
director
2020-03-12
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HUBBARD, Margaret resigned
director
2020-03-12
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REID, Robert resigned
director
2019-12-29
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officers · AP03
2019-12-29
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officers · AP01
2019-12-15
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MCDONALD, Dinah appointed
secretary
2019-12-15
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REID, Robert appointed
director
2019-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-15
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officers · TM02
2019-12-10
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LOCHHEAD, Fiona Ann Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2019-07-30
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officers · TM01
2019-07-17
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LOCHHEAD, Fiona Ann Elizabeth resigned
director
2019-07-16
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PATEL, Robin resigned
director
2018-08-06
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HUBBARD, Margaret appointed
director
2017-11-10
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PATEL, Robin appointed
director
2017-08-09
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MASKELL, Jean Ann resigned
director
2017-08-09
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PARFITT, Alison Jane resigned
director
2016-12-01
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GLOVER, Susan Alison resigned
director
2016-09-27
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LOCHHEAD, Fiona Ann Elizabeth appointed
director
2016-09-27
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MCKENZIE, David Joseph resigned
director
2016-09-27
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PARFITT, Alison Jane appointed
director
2016-09-16
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LOCHHEAD, Fiona Ann Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2016-09-16
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MCKENZIE, David Joseph resigned
secretary
2016-03-22
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GALLIARD, Ann resigned
director
2016-03-22
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INGLIS, Stephen resigned
director
2016-02-22
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MCKILLOP, Susan Anne resigned
director
2015-08-19
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KELLY, Margaret Jane resigned
director
2015-06-16
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KELLY, Margaret Jane appointed
director
2015-06-16
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RICHARDSON, Daniel Charles appointed
director
2015-06-16
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RICHARDSON, Daniel Charles resigned
director
2014-06-17
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INGLIS, Stephen appointed
director
2014-06-17
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MCKILLOP, Susan Anne appointed
director
2014-06-17
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MURRAY, Norma Hanna resigned
director
2013-10-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2013-08-19
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GLOVER, Susan Alison appointed
director
2013-07-31
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Scottish Ministers

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
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

Incorporated2009-07-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Registered office

Book Point

Ferry Brae

Dunoon

PA23 7DJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-27

Last: 2026-07-13