THE ARRAN COLLECTIVE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC711140 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-04
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-09
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-04
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    Company incorporated
    As THE ARRAN COLLECTIVE LTD
  9. 2021-10-04
    DIXON, Michael John appointed
    director
  10. 2021-10-04
    MCPHERSON, Stuart appointed
    director
  11. 2021-10-04
    MERCER, James Alexander appointed
    director
  12. 2021-10-04
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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
Mr James Alexander Mercer
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/10/2021
Mr Michael John Dixon
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/10/2021
Mr Stuart Mcpherson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/10/2021

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
Incorporated2021-10-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

4 Hendry Place
Brodick
Isle Of Arran
KA27 8GG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DIXON, Michael John
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-10-04
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Active
MCPHERSON, Stuart
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-10-04
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Active
MERCER, James Alexander
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-10-04
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-04