AME (SCOTLAND) LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC455732 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-31
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 11020SIC 11020
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 86220Specialist medical practice activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-16
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2023-08-16
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2023-08-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-08-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-08-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-07-21
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    ASHCROFT, Calum James, Dr appointed
    director
  13. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-12
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  17. 2019-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-02-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2013-07-31
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    Company incorporated
    As AME (SCOTLAND) LTD
  21. 2013-07-31
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    JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2013-07-31
    ➕
    ASHCROFT, Elizabeth Jane, Dr appointed
    director
  23. 2013-07-31
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    ASHCROFT, George Patrick 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 age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ASHCROFT, Calum James, Dr (same surname) appointed 2023-07-21. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
George Patrick Ashcroft
Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Dr Elizabeth Jane Ashcroft
Individual · British · DOB 12/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01210 — SIC 01210

Registered office

1 East Craibstone Street
Aberdeen
AB11 6YQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-07-31
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Active
ASHCROFT, Calum James, Dr→
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-07-21
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Active
ASHCROFT, Elizabeth Jane, Dr→
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-07-31
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Active
ASHCROFT, George Patrick→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-07-31
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Active

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-16
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-08-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26