ARCHIBALD MARCKAY LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC408733 · ltd · incorporated 2011-10-05
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 9.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 9.4y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-31
Average employees200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-08-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-08-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-08-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-27
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2022-10-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2022-05-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-08-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2019-02-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2016-12-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
  20. 2011-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As ARCHIBALD MARCKAY LTD.
  21. 2011-10-05
    ➕
    CLAYDON, Caroline Kay appointed
    director
  22. 2011-10-05
    ➕
    CLAYDON, Nicholas Marc appointed
    director
  23. 2011-10-05
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    secretary
  24. 2011-10-05
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  25. 2011-10-05
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    director
  26. 2011-10-05
    ➖
    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    director
  27. 2011-10-05
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  28. 2011-10-05
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Archibald Marckay Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Archibald Marckay Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ARCHIBALD MARCKAY LTD.
This company · SC408733

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
Archibald Marckay Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting16/08/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Nicholas Marc Claydonceased 16/08/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Caroline Kay Claydonceased 16/08/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2011-10-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Succoth Gardens
Edinburgh
EH12 6BR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CLAYDON, Caroline Kay→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLAYDON, Nicholas Marc→
director · ~53y · appointed 2011-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAINER, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-05 · resigned 2011-10-05
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-10-05 · resigned 2011-10-05
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-10-05 · resigned 2011-10-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Thincats Loan Syndicates
Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
A registered charge—14/12/201604/02/2019

Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-02