HOLMES MILLER LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC400828 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-02

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 14.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£2.58M

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Architectural activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 14.3y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 14.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

18 officers (5 active, 18 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

109 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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 £2,580,424

Cash YoY

-2%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.4m

↓ 1.8% YoY

Net Worth

£2.6m

↑ 4.1% YoY

Current Assets

£3.2m

↓ 3.3% 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	£2.63M	£2.60M
Current assets	£3.18M	£3.29M
Cash	£1.39M	£1.42M
Debtors	£1.78M	£1.87M
Net assets	£2.58M	£2.48M

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

filings

• 2 capital
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 capital
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 capital
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-05-01
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capital · SH03
2026-04-24
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capital · SH06
2026-04-21
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officers · TM01
2026-03-31
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KENNEDY, Robert Douglas resigned
director
2025-10-14
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accounts · AA
2025-05-30
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officers · TM01
2025-05-13
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capital · SH06
2025-05-13
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capital · SH03
2025-05-08
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capital · SH06
2025-03-31
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MACLEAN, Alasdair Donald resigned
director
2024-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
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officers · TM01
2024-05-09
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capital · SH03
2024-05-08
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capital · SH03
2024-04-04
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capital · SH06
2024-03-31
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JACK, Douglas James resigned
director
2023-08-23
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accounts · AA
2023-04-20
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capital · SH06
2022-10-12
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officers · TM01
2022-09-13
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capital · SH03
2022-08-31
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GRAY, Timothy Robert resigned
director
2022-08-25
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capital · SH01
2022-08-17
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accounts · AA
2022-08-08
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capital · SH03
2022-08-08
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capital · SH03
2021-11-26
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YULE, Gareth Andrew resigned
director
2021-03-31
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MCMILLAN, Alexander Ferguson resigned
director
2019-04-01
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HOLMES, Ryan Mervyn appointed
director
2019-04-01
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LI, Ju appointed
director
2019-03-31
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CADGER, Alan Keith resigned
director
2019-03-31
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GARDNER, David Mason resigned
director
2019-03-31
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WILLIAMSON, Norman John resigned
director
2019-03-30
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QUINN, Allan David Hamilton resigned
director
2016-04-01
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ELLSON, Mark Stuart appointed
director
2016-04-01
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GRAY, Timothy Robert appointed
director
2014-03-31
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PHILLIPS, Harold Henry, Professor resigned
director
2012-03-15
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2012-01-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2012-01-01
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HEAP, Craig appointed
director
2012-01-01
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CADGER, Alan Keith appointed
director
2012-01-01
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GARDNER, David Mason appointed
director
2012-01-01
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WILLIAMSON, Norman John appointed
director
2012-01-01
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YULE, Gareth Andrew appointed
director
2011-06-02
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Company incorporated
As HOLMES MILLER LTD.
2011-06-02
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HOUSTON, Callum Mctaggart appointed
director
2011-06-02
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-06-02
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-06-02
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JACK, Douglas James appointed
director
2011-06-02
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KENNEDY, Robert Douglas appointed
director
2011-06-02
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MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 55 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HOLMES" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Callum Mctaggart Houston Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/04/2017

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-06-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

89 Minerva Street

Glasgow

G3 8LE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-23

Last: 2025-10-09