AJM RIGGERS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC452903 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-06-30📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2020-12-01📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2020-03-14📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2013-06-21🏢Company incorporatedAs AJM RIGGERS LTD
- 2013-06-21➕MACNEIL, Angus John appointeddirector
- 2013-06-21➕MACNEIL, Nicola Jane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Mrs Nicola Macneil Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Angus Macneil Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
Office 365 3 Fitzroy Place, 1/1
Sauchiehall Street
Finnieston
Glasgow Central
G3 7RH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MACNEIL, Angus John→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACNEIL, Nicola Jane→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-06-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (48 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-05