AR (WELLMEADOW) LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC393743 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-18
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 6.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.9y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,969
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,796 YoY
Cash YoY
-0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£67k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£184k
↓ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£37k£75k£112k£149k£187kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£5.0k£17.8k
Current assets£183.7k£186.9k
Cash£67.4k£67.5k
Debtors£116.3k£119.3k
Net assets£5.0k£17.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-19
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    COSTER, Gordon Knox resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-03-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-20
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2019-10-10
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Rs Luxembourg Ii S.À R.L
  15. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-06-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2019-06-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2019-06-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rs Luxembourg Ii S.À R.L.
  19. 2019-06-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rs Luxembourg Ii S.À R.L.
  20. 2019-05-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  21. 2019-05-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2019-05-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  23. 2019-05-24
    ➕
    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2019-05-13
    ➕
    BOYD, Rory Ewen appointed
    director
  25. 2019-05-13
    ➖
    RICHARDSON, Christopher William resigned
    director
  26. 2017-04-14
    ➖
    DOCHERTY, Stephen John resigned
    director
  27. 2012-02-17
    ➕
    DOCHERTY, Stephen John appointed
    director
  28. 2012-02-17
    ➕
    RICHARDSON, Christopher William appointed
    director
  29. 2011-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AR (WELLMEADOW) LTD
  30. 2011-02-18
    ➕
    GAFFNEY, David appointed
    director
  31. 2011-02-18
    ➕
    COSTER, Gordon Knox appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)

Group structure

Ar Development Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Ar Development Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AR (WELLMEADOW) LTD
This company · SC393743

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ar Development Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/05/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ar Land Investments Ltdceased 30/05/2019· 75-100% shares

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-02-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

C/O Brodies Llp
110 Queen Street
Glasgow
G1 3BX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-05-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYD, Rory Ewen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAFFNEY, David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-02-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSTER, Gordon Knox→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-02-18 · resigned 2025-03-19
Resigned
DOCHERTY, Stephen John→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-02-17 · resigned 2017-04-14
Resigned
RICHARDSON, Christopher William→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-02-17 · resigned 2019-05-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Rs Luxembourg Ii S.À R.L
A registered charge1 property10/10/2019—
outstanding
Rs Luxembourg Ii S.À R.L.
A registered charge1 property13/06/2019—
outstanding
Rs Luxembourg Ii S.À R.L.
A registered charge1 property13/06/2019—
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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06