ARGYLL ESTATE AGENTS LTD

📈Growthactive
SC590358 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-05
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£188.0k
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (70/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Profitable
Profit before tax £64,432
Strong revenue growth
Turnover up 24% YoY
Turnover YoY
+24%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Turnover£188.0k£151.7k
Gross profit£188.0k£151.7k
Operating profit£64.4k
Profit before tax£64.4k£55.3k
Average employees200200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-03-14
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  10. 2021-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARGYLL ESTATE AGENTS LTD
  14. 2018-03-05
    MCKILLOP, John Neil appointed
    director
  15. 2018-03-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Neil Mckillop
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/03/2018

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
Incorporated2018-03-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

20 Argyll Street
Lochgilphead
Argyll
PA31 8NE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCKILLOP, John Neil
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-03-05
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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-14
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-15