AR DIECAST MODELS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC290465 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-20
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2005-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AR DIECAST MODELS LIMITED
  16. 2005-09-20
    RENNIE, Sheila appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-09-20
    RENNIE, Andrew Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 21 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Alexander Rennie
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
75100%
75-100% shares18/09/2016

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
Incorporated2005-09-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

15 Springfield Gardens
Tain
Ross-Shire
IV19 1RA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

RENNIE, Sheila
secretary · appointed 2005-09-20
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RENNIE, Andrew Alexander
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-09-20
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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-23