ARGYLE 51 LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC783823 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-9.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,225
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£950
Net Worth
-£9k
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-9.2k |
| Cash | £950 |
| Net assets | £-9.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-27📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-02-27📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-02-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-11-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-11-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-09-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ARGYLE 51 LIMITED
- 2023-09-25➕ROBERTSON, Graham appointeddirector
- 2023-09-25➕ROBERTSON, Helen Young appointeddirector
- 2023-09-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graham Robertson Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 25/09/2023 |
Mrs Helen Young Robertson Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 25/09/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BEORNWOOD LIMITED→ SC168418 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
35 Kemps End
Tranent
EH33 2GZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ROBERTSON, Graham→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2023-09-25
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ROBERTSON, Helen Young→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2023-09-25
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-02-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-28
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-02-27
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-02-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-27
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-02-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-09-25