ARGYLE BRIDGE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC277898 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-05
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£73.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £73,644
Net assets shrinking
Down £558,388 YoY
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£226k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£74k
↓ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£228k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£126k£253k£379k£506k£632kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£73.6k£632.0k
Current assets£228.3k£428.2k
Cash£226.3k£277.5k
Debtors£2.1k£150.7k
Net assets£73.6k£632.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2026-03-06
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-05-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2025-05-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-05-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-05-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-05-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2025-02-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2025-02-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2024-10-25
    ➕
    IMRIE, Leanne Walker Young appointed
    director
  14. 2024-10-25
    ➕
    MARTIN, Heather Smith Susan appointed
    director
  15. 2024-10-25
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Helen Young resigned
    secretary
  16. 2024-10-25
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Graham resigned
    director
  17. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-09-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  22. 2021-09-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2005-03-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  25. 2005-02-10
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Helen Young appointed
    director
  26. 2005-02-10
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Helen Young appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-02-10
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-02-10
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Graham appointed
    director
  29. 2005-02-10
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2005-01-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARGYLE BRIDGE LIMITED
  31. 2005-01-05
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2005-01-05
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Argyle Two Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Argyle Two Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ARGYLE BRIDGE LIMITED
This company · SC277898

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Argyle Two Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting25/10/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Helen Young Robertsonceased 25/10/2024· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2005-01-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

45 Bridge Street
Tranent
East Lothian
EH33 1AH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

IMRIE, Leanne Walker Young→
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, Heather Smith Susan→
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-10-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Helen Young→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Helen Young→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-10 · resigned 2024-10-25
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-05 · resigned 2005-02-10
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Graham→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-02-10 · resigned 2024-10-25
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-01-05 · resigned 2005-02-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property16/03/200506/09/2021

Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-06
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-02-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24