ARMADALE VILLAGE HALL LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC635874 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2019-07-11
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2021-10-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-10-14
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Joyce resigned
    director
  8. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2019-07-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ARMADALE VILLAGE HALL LTD
  11. 2019-07-11
    ➕
    JAPPY, Valerie appointed
    director
  12. 2019-07-11
    ➕
    JONES, Caroline Emily Sarah appointed
    director
  13. 2019-07-11
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Joyce appointed
    director
  14. 2019-07-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Valerie Jappy
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
—25–50%25-50% voting11/07/2019
Ms Caroline Emily Sarah Jones
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
—25–50%25-50% voting11/07/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Joyce Campbellceased 14/10/2021· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2019-07-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

177 Armadale
Near Thurso
KW14 7SA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

JAPPY, Valerie→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Caroline Emily Sarah→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAMPBELL, Joyce→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-07-11 · resigned 2021-10-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-07-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-07-11