ARGYLE FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | £2 |
| Debtors | £2 | £2 |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-10➖BELL, Graeme Davie resignedsecretary
- 2016-11-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2016-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-06📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-04-26➖MCGHEE, Robert resigneddirector
- 2009-07-07➕BELL, Graeme Davie appointedsecretary
- 2009-07-07➖MCGHEE, Robert resignedsecretary
- 2006-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ARGYLE FINANCIAL GROUP LIMITED
- 2006-12-22➕DUNBAR, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2006-12-22➕MCGHEE, Robert appointedsecretary
- 2006-12-22➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-22➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-12-22➕MCGHEE, Robert appointeddirector
- 2006-12-22➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-12-22➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanGroup structure
Argyle Consulting Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Argyle Consulting Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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