ARK COMMERCIAL INVESTMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC504423 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-27

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.

Why now

Window closing · medium confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 85 → 90

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

22 officers (5 active, 22 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand

2025-10-16
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officers · TM01
2025-09-18
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accounts · AA
2025-05-27
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JOHNSTON, Emma resigned
director
2024-10-23
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BRAY, Hannah appointed
director
2024-10-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-26
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LAING, Andy appointed
director
2024-09-26
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MILOVANOVIC, Milan appointed
director
2024-09-26
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CLARKE, Catriona resigned
director
2024-09-26
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JOHNSTON, Emma appointed
director
2024-09-26
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SAINT, Oliver resigned
director
2024-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
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address · AD01
2023-11-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-19
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officers · TM01
2023-10-19
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officers · TM01
2023-10-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-28
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PROUDFOOT, Dave appointed
director
2023-09-28
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BRYAN, Kayleigh resigned
director
2023-09-28
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MCKNIGHT, Neil Andrew resigned
director
2023-09-28
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ROBERTSON, Lucy resigned
director
2023-09-28
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SAINT, Oliver appointed
director
2022-10-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
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officers · AP01
2022-09-29
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BRYAN, Kayleigh appointed
director
2022-07-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-19
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2022-07-19
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2022-06-02
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YASEEN YOUSAF, Mohamed resigned
director
2022-03-31
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WATSON, Ronald Gordon resigned
director
2022-03-12
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YORKSTON, Stuart resigned
director
2021-09-23
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BROWN, Kenneth Adam resigned
director
2021-09-23
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CLARKE, Catriona appointed
director
2021-09-23
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LOGAN, Ian resigned
director
2021-09-23
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ROBERTSON, Lucy appointed
director
2021-06-22
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YASEEN YOUSAF, Mohamed appointed
director
2021-06-22
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YORKSTON, Stuart appointed
director
2019-12-12
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LOGAN, Ian appointed
director
2019-09-19
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LYON, Ann resigned
director
2019-06-20
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DUFFY, Robert appointed
director
2019-05-28
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GRAY, Jane Elizabeth resigned
director
2018-11-21
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MORRICE, Michael resigned
director
2018-03-07
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KERSHAW, Anne Patricia resigned
director
2017-12-10
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CACKETTE, Colin George resigned
director

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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 age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-04-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Lochside House Ground Floor West Suite

3 Lochside Way

Edinburgh

EH12 9DT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-20

Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (5 active · 17 resigned)

BRAY, Hannah→

director · ~37y · appointed 2024-10-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DUFFY, Robert→

director · ~61y · appointed 2019-06-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LAING, Andy→

director · ~58y · appointed 2024-09-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MILOVANOVIC, Milan→

director · ~66y · appointed 2024-09-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PROUDFOOT, Dave→

director · ~72y · appointed 2023-09-28

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROWN, Kenneth Adam→

director · ~80y · appointed 2017-03-23 · resigned 2021-09-23

Resigned

BRYAN, Kayleigh→

director · ~39y · appointed 2022-09-29 · resigned 2023-09-28

Resigned

CACKETTE, Colin George→

director · ~73y · appointed 2015-12-10 · resigned 2017-12-10

Resigned

CLARKE, Catriona→

director · ~50y · appointed 2021-09-23 · resigned 2024-09-26

Resigned

GRAY, Jane Elizabeth→

director · ~67y · appointed 2015-04-27 · resigned 2019-05-28

Resigned

JOHNSTON, Emma→

director · ~37y · appointed 2024-09-26 · resigned 2025-05-27

Resigned

KERSHAW, Anne Patricia→

director · ~68y · appointed 2015-12-10 · resigned 2018-03-07

Resigned

LOGAN, Ian→

director · ~67y · appointed 2019-12-12 · resigned 2021-09-23

Resigned

LYON, Ann→

director · ~76y · appointed 2015-12-10 · resigned 2019-09-19

Resigned

MCKNIGHT, Neil Andrew→

director · ~60y · appointed 2016-12-08 · resigned 2023-09-28

Resigned

MORRICE, Michael→

director · ~65y · appointed 2016-12-08 · resigned 2018-11-21

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Lucy→

director · ~59y · appointed 2021-09-23 · resigned 2023-09-28

Resigned

SAINT, Oliver→

director · ~36y · appointed 2023-09-28 · resigned 2024-09-26

Resigned

SLATER, Peter→

director · ~86y · appointed 2015-12-08 · resigned 2016-09-22

Resigned

WATSON, Ronald Gordon→

director · ~67y · appointed 2015-04-27 · resigned 2022-03-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-10-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2025-09-18

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-10-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-10-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-17

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-10-17

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-10-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-10-17

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-10-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2024-09-23

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-07-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2023-11-08

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-10-19

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-10-19