FOOD FROM ARGYLL
🌳Matureactive
SC533543 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2016-04-25
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£11.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £11,271
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£11k
↑ 252% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.4k | £3.3k |
| Current assets | £8.1k | £13.9k |
| Net assets | £11.3k | £-7.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31➕MACFARLANE, Eve appointeddirector
- 2026-03-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-17➕GLADSTONE, Lucy appointeddirector
- 2025-03-17➖SUMSION, Virginia resigneddirector
- 2025-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs FOOD FROM ARGYLL
- 2016-04-25➕MCKAY, Alison appointeddirector
- 2016-04-25➕SUMSION, Virginia appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Eve Macfarlane Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1974 · age 52 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 31/03/2026 |
Ms Lucy Gladstone Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 17/03/2025 |
Mrs Alison Mackay Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 25/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Virginia Sumsionceased 17/03/2025· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2016-04-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
Finnartmore Cottage
Kilmun
Dunoon
Argyll
PA23 8RY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
GLADSTONE, Lucy→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-03-17
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MACFARLANE, Eve→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2026-03-31
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MCKAY, Alison→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-04-25
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SUMSION, Virginia→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2016-04-25 · resigned 2025-03-17
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25