ATHOLL HOMES (SCOTLAND) LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC415254 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-23

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 10.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£127.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 10.7y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 10.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £127,348

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£228k

Net Worth

£127k

↑ 139% YoY

Current Assets

£3.9m

↑ 23% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£139.5k	£65.2k
Current assets	£3.94M	£3.21M
Cash	£227.6k	—
Debtors	£3.71M	—
Net assets	£127.3k	£53.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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accounts · AA
2024-12-30
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accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-04
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-11-04
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-11-04
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Charge satisfied #2
2020-11-04
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-08-30
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BAIRD, Jacqueline Margaret resigned
director
2018-08-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-07-19
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2016-09-30
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accounts · AA
2015-08-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bridging Loans Limited
2015-07-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bridging Loans Limited
2013-08-01
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BAIRD, Jacqueline Margaret appointed
director
2013-01-31
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BAIRD, Jacqueline Margaret resigned
director
2012-12-01
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RITCHIE, James Howe appointed
director
2012-12-01
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RITCHIE, Norman Steven appointed
director
2012-12-01
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BAIRD, Jacqueline Margaret appointed
director
2012-12-01
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CORDERY, Julian Mark resigned
director
2012-01-23
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Company incorporated
As ATHOLL HOMES (SCOTLAND) LTD.
2012-01-23
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
secretary
2012-01-23
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
secretary
2012-01-23
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CORDERY, Julian Mark appointed
director
2012-01-23
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MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
director
2012-01-23
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MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
director
2012-01-23
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
director
2012-01-23
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
director

Owner dependency

81/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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

Ritchie Brothers (Holdings) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ritchie Brothers (Holdings) Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ATHOLL HOMES (SCOTLAND) LTD.

This company · SC415254

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
Ritchie Brothers (Holdings) Ltd 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-01-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

97 Clydesdale Street

Motherwell

ML1 4JQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

RITCHIE, James Howe→

director · ~78y · appointed 2012-12-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RITCHIE, Norman Steven→

director · ~51y · appointed 2012-12-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TRAINER, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2012-01-23 · resigned 2012-01-23

Resigned

BAIRD, Jacqueline Margaret→

director · ~54y · appointed 2013-08-01 · resigned 2018-08-30

Resigned

BAIRD, Jacqueline Margaret→

director · ~54y · appointed 2012-12-01 · resigned 2013-01-31

Resigned

CORDERY, Julian Mark→

director · ~54y · appointed 2012-01-23 · resigned 2012-12-01

Resigned

MCINTOSH, Susan→

director · ~56y · appointed 2012-01-23 · resigned 2012-01-23

Resigned

TRAINER, Peter→

director · ~74y · appointed 2012-01-23 · resigned 2012-01-23

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Bridging Loans Bridging Loans Limited	A registered charge	1 property	06/08/2015	04/11/2020
	satisfied	Bridging Loans Bridging Loans Limited	A registered charge	—	28/07/2015	04/11/2020

Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-09-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-09-29

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-08-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2021-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2020-12-31

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2020-11-04

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2020-11-04