ACHAGORM LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC292679 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-03

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2025

Net worth

£-7.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

16 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £7,326

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£7k

↓ 6.2% YoY

Current Assets

£63k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-11-30	2024-11-30
Total assets	£-6.9k	£-6.5k
Current assets	£62.8k	£62.8k
Net assets	£-7.3k	£-6.9k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-04-07
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2022-02-25
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2021-08-27
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2020-06-15
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2019-12-10
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2019-03-29
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2018-08-29
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2018-07-24
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officers · AP03
2018-07-16
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MCELHINNEY, Jacqueline appointed
secretary
2017-08-10
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officers · TM02
2017-07-31
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WISHART, Alastair William Chisholm resigned
secretary
2017-06-29
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2016-11-15
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miscellaneous · RP04CS01
2016-07-21
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2014-03-31
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REID, Alasdair Richmond resigned
secretary
2014-03-31
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WISHART, Alastair William Chisholm appointed
secretary
2005-11-16
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LITHGOW, James Frank, Sir appointed
director
2005-11-16
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LITHGOW, John Alexander appointed
director
2005-11-16
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GLEN, Jeremy Stewart resigned
nominee-secretary
2005-11-16
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REID, Alasdair Richmond appointed
secretary
2005-11-16
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DUNN, Alastair Kenneth resigned
nominee-director
2005-11-16
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GLEN, Jeremy Stewart resigned
nominee-director
2005-11-03
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Company incorporated
As ACHAGORM LIMITED
2005-11-03
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GLEN, Jeremy Stewart appointed
nominee-secretary
2005-11-03
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DUNN, Alastair Kenneth appointed
nominee-director
2005-11-03
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GLEN, Jeremy Stewart appointed
nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Sir James Frank Lithgow Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	03/11/2016
Mr John Alexander Lithgow Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	03/11/2016

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

Incorporated2005-11-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Netherton

Langbank

Renfrewshire

PA14 6YG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-17

Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MCELHINNEY, Jacqueline→

secretary · appointed 2018-07-16

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Active

LITHGOW, James Frank, Sir→

director · ~56y · appointed 2005-11-16

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Active

LITHGOW, John Alexander→

director · ~52y · appointed 2005-11-16

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Active

GLEN, Jeremy Stewart→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2005-11-16

Resigned

REID, Alasdair Richmond→

secretary · appointed 2005-11-16 · resigned 2014-03-31

Resigned

WISHART, Alastair William Chisholm→

secretary · appointed 2014-03-31 · resigned 2017-07-31

Resigned

DUNN, Alastair Kenneth→

nominee-director · ~60y · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2005-11-16

Resigned

GLEN, Jeremy Stewart→

nominee-director · ~60y · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2005-11-16

Resigned

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