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.
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£11.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 (78/100)

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
Network not yet resolved
30
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,271

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£11k
↑ 252% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£7k-£3k£1k£5k£10k£14kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    MACFARLANE, Eve appointed
    director
  2. 2026-03-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-03-31
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-12-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-03-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-03-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-03-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-03-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-03-17
    ➕
    GLADSTONE, Lucy appointed
    director
  12. 2025-03-17
    ➖
    SUMSION, Virginia resigned
    director
  13. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  15. 2022-08-17
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  17. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  18. 2020-01-03
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  19. 2019-01-13
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  20. 2016-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FOOD FROM ARGYLL
  21. 2016-04-25
    ➕
    MCKAY, Alison appointed
    director
  22. 2016-04-25
    ➕
    SUMSION, Virginia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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 signal

Some 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Eve Macfarlane
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
—25–50%25-50% voting31/03/2026
Ms Lucy Gladstone
Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38
—25–50%25-50% voting17/03/2025
Mrs Alison Mackay
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
—25–50%25-50% voting25/04/2016
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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Company details

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→
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-03-17
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Active
MACFARLANE, Eve→
director · ~52y · appointed 2026-03-31
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Active
MCKAY, Alison→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-04-25
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Active
SUMSION, Virginia→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-04-25 · resigned 2025-03-17
Resigned

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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