ARDTALLA ESTATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC053058 · ltd · incorporated 1973-05-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 01450SIC 01450
  • 01700SIC 01700
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 45.9y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 45.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees18002000

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
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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-06-16
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    CAMERON, Jane appointed
    director
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-12
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  6. 2023-11-24
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-07-04
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  10. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-04-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-09-01
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    capital · RP04SH01
  16. 2020-06-20
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-12
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    change-of-constitution · CC04
  19. 2019-02-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2009-09-12
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2009-09-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2009-09-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2009-08-05
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    MACTAGGART, Sandy Auld resigned
    director
  24. 2007-09-07
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    MACTAGGART, Alastair resigned
    director
  25. 1995-07-31
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    BELL, William Donald resigned
    director
  26. 1980-06-23
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Alexander Edward Mactaggart & Others as Trustees of the Late William Adams
  27. 1980-05-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Alexander Edward Mactaggart Solicitor, Largs and Others as Trustees of the Late William Adams
  28. 1980-05-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 1973-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ARDTALLA ESTATES LIMITED

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 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Auld Mactaggart
Individual · Bahamian · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares02/09/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ardmore Investments Limitedceased 04/06/2018· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-05-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420

Registered office

30 Mansefield Place
Port Ellen
Isle Of Islay
Argyll
PA42 7BJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ROWLANDS, Thomas→
secretary
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Active
CAMERON, Jane→
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-06-16
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Active
ROWLANDS, Thomas→
director · ~81y
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Active
BELL, William Donald→
director · ~99y · resigned 1995-07-31
Resigned
MACTAGGART, Alastair→
director · ~60y · resigned 2007-09-07
Resigned
MACTAGGART, Sandy Auld→
director · ~98y · resigned 2009-08-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Alexander Edward Mactaggart & Others as Trustees of the Late William Adams
Re-recorded standard security1 property23/06/198012/09/2009
satisfied
Alexander Edward Mactaggart Solicitor, Largs and Others as Trustees of the Late William Adams
Standard security1 property16/05/198012/09/2009
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property16/05/198012/09/2009

Recent filings (103 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-12-12
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-04
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17