ASHTON MCGILL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC434979 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-17

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£16.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 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

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

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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 · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £16,950

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£17k

↑ 6.6% YoY

Current Assets

£105k

↑ 15% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£48.6k	£23.2k
Current assets	£105.1k	£91.0k
Net assets	£16.9k	£15.9k

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

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 capital

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-01-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-12
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
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capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-05-23
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-23
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-09
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-16
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-13
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-23
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CORDNER, Jared Jamison appointed
director
2017-12-31
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MCGILL, Joanna resigned
director
2017-10-01
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MCGILL, Andrew Donald appointed
director
2012-11-01
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MCGILL, Joanna appointed
director
2012-10-17
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Company incorporated
As ASHTON MCGILL LIMITED
2012-10-17
➕
MCGILL, Alasdair Iain appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCGILL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Donald Mcgill Individual · British · DOB 05/1995 · age 31	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Joanna Mcgillceased 31/03/2023· 25-50% shares
Mr Alasdair Iain Mcgillceased 31/03/2023· 25-50% 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

Incorporated2012-10-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

6 Moncur Road

Inchture

Perth

PH14 9QA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-22

Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CORDNER, Jared Jamison→

director · ~37y · appointed 2022-05-23

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Active

MCGILL, Alasdair Iain→

director · ~57y · appointed 2012-10-17

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Active

MCGILL, Andrew Donald→

director · ~31y · appointed 2017-10-01

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Active

MCGILL, Joanna→

director · ~56y · appointed 2012-11-01 · resigned 2017-12-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-12

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-01-09

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2025-12-12

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-10-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-09-29

capital-alter-shares-subdivision

capital · SH02

2025-09-03

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2025-05-23

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-05-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-01-09

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-01-09

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-10-16

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-10-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-09-03

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-08