ARDLUSSA ESTATE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC393813 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£100£100£100
Cash£100£100£100
Net assets£100£100£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-09-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-05-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-02-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ARDLUSSA ESTATE LIMITED
  17. 2011-02-18
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Andrew Charles appointed
    director
  18. 2011-02-18
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Claire Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

89/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 58. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Charles Fletcher
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Claire Jane Fletcher
Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58
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
Incorporated2011-02-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

R A Clement Associates
5 Argyll Square
Oban
PA34 4AZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FLETCHER, Andrew Charles→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-02-18
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Active
FLETCHER, Claire Jane→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-02-18
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Active

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02