HIE ARGYLL AND THE ISLANDS
🌳Matureactive
SC126604 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1990-08-06
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 35.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 35.0y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 35.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
54 officers (3 active, 54 linked, 46 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
211 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (126 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-19➕PETERANNA, Joanna Kate appointeddirector
- 2024-11-19➖KENTON, Nicholas Bryan resigneddirector
- 2024-11-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-24➕DUNBAR, Sandra appointeddirector
- 2024-06-24➖BUXTON, Carroll Carson resigneddirector
- 2024-06-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2018-12-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-12-18📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2018-12-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-08-01➕KENTON, Nicholas Bryan appointeddirector
- 2017-03-31➖DUTHIE, Forbes Cameron resigneddirector
- 2016-03-24➕BUXTON, Carroll Carson appointeddirector
- 2016-03-24➖MACAULAY, Donald Macdonald resigneddirector
- 2012-02-15➕LYNER, Alison Patricia appointedsecretary
- 2012-02-15➖MACLEOD, Allan resignedsecretary
- 2010-10-11➕MACAULAY, Donald Macdonald appointeddirector
- 2010-10-11➖PATERSON, Alexander Lawrie resigneddirector
- 2010-03-31➖YULE, Douglas James resigneddirector
- 2010-03-30➕PATERSON, Alexander Lawrie appointeddirector
- 2008-03-25➖TIMMS, Peter Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2008-03-19➖MILSTEAD, Alan Richard resignedsecretary
- 2008-03-19➖CLEAVER, Ian Mckay resigneddirector
- 2008-03-19➖CURRIE, Margaret Macbride resigneddirector
- 2008-03-19➕DUTHIE, Forbes Cameron appointeddirector
- 2008-03-19➖MACINTYRE, Robert Elliot resigneddirector
- 2008-03-19➖MACLENNAN, Catriona Anne resigneddirector
- 2008-03-19➖MACLEOD, Jane Margaret resigneddirector
- 2008-03-19➖MOFFAT, Lennie Mcgeoch resigneddirector
- 2008-03-19➖REAVEY, Carl Francis resigneddirector
- 2008-03-19➖ROSS, Donald Gordon Fraser resigneddirector
- 2008-03-19➕YULE, Douglas James appointeddirector
- 2007-07-04➕CURRIE, Margaret Macbride appointeddirector
- 2007-07-04➕MACINTYRE, Robert Elliot appointeddirector
- 2007-05-28➖HILL, Alan David resigneddirector
- 2007-05-03➖MACASKILL, Allan Nicolson resigneddirector
- 2006-05-25➖BARGE, Alastair Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2005-12-15➖HOBHOUSE, Georgina Dehra Catherine resigneddirector
- 2005-10-26➖CARMICHAEL, Michael resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 126 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1990-08-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
An Lochran
10 Inverness Campus
Inverness
Highland
IV2 5NA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01
Officers (3 active · 51 resigned)
LYNER, Alison Patricia→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-02-15
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DUNBAR, Sandra→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-06-24
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PETERANNA, Joanna Kate→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-11-19
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ABERNETHY, Kenneth Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-03-12 · resigned 1991-08-20
MACLEOD, Allan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-10-23 · resigned 2012-02-15
MCINTYRE, David Graham→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-08-06 · resigned 1991-03-12
MCLEAN, Thomas Graham→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-08-20 · resigned 2002-02-21
MILSTEAD, Alan Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-02-21 · resigned 2008-03-19
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1990-08-06 · resigned 1990-08-06
ALEXANDER, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1997-07-16 · resigned 1999-01-20
BARGE, Alastair Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2000-04-20 · resigned 2006-05-25
BLACK, Charles David Campbell→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1993-11-16 · resigned 1999-10-21
BUXTON, Carroll Carson→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-03-24 · resigned 2024-06-24
CAMPBELL, Douglas Mcauley→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 1990-08-06 · resigned 1993-10-04
CAMPBELL, Wilma→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1998-06-18 · resigned 2001-11-22
CARMICHAEL, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1998-10-21 · resigned 2005-10-26
CLEAVER, Ian Mckay→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2002-03-21 · resigned 2008-03-19
CRAWFORD, Alastair Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · appointed 1990-08-06 · resigned 1996-10-16
CUNINGHAME, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1996-11-20 · resigned 2000-11-15
CURRIE, Margaret Macbride→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2007-07-04 · resigned 2008-03-19
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Highlands and Islands Enterprise | Floating charge | 1 property | 07/06/1993 | — | |
| outstanding | Highlands and Islands Enterprise | Standard security | 1 property | 02/09/1992 | — | |
| outstanding | Highlands and Islands Enterprise | Floating charge | 1 property | 25/04/1991 | — |
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Recent filings (211 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-24