AMG DEVELOPMENTS SCOTLAND LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC800930 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-28
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
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-28
Total assets£100
Cash£100
Net assets£100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 miscellaneous
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  2. 2026-03-24
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  3. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-03-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-03-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-03-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-02-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMG DEVELOPMENTS SCOTLAND LTD
  10. 2024-02-28
    ARCHIBALD, Robin appointed
    director
  11. 2024-02-28
    HOWAT, David appointed
    director
  12. 2024-02-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mr David Howat
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/02/2024
Mr Robin Archibald
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/02/2024

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
Incorporated2024-02-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

The Edison Hub 100 Carnegie Road
Hillington Park
Glasgow
Glasgow
G52 4JZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ARCHIBALD, Robin
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-02-28
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Active
HOWAT, David
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-02-28
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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-03-24
legacy
miscellaneous · RPCH01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-28