ARDNADAM HOMES LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC585753 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 7.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
27 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-95.3k |
| Net assets | — | £-95.3k |
| Average employees | 1 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-06-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-03-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-03-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-03-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Grosvenor Funding Limited
- 2019-03-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Grosvenor Funding Limited
- 2019-03-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Grosvenor Funding Limited
- 2018-12-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-12-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-11-28➕MCARTHUR, Archibald Norman appointeddirector
- 2018-11-28➖EDGAR, Maureen resigneddirector
- 2018-01-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ARDNADAM HOMES LTD
- 2018-01-15➕EDGAR, Maureen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Archibald Norman Mcarthur Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/11/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Maureen Edgarceased 28/11/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-01-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
6th Floor, Gordon Chambers
90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MCARTHUR, Archibald Norman→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2018-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EDGAR, Maureen→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2018-01-15 · resigned 2018-11-28
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
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| outstanding | Grosvenor Funding Grosvenor Funding Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/03/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Grosvenor Funding Grosvenor Funding Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/03/2019 | — | |
| outstanding | Grosvenor Funding Grosvenor Funding Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/03/2019 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-10-15