ARDROSS ONLINE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
🏛️Establishedactive
SC561188 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-03-22
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wireless telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-25➕MACDONALD, Hector George appointeddirector
- 2018-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ARDROSS ONLINE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
- 2017-03-22➕EDMONDSON, John appointeddirector
- 2017-03-22➕FALKINER, Lee appointeddirector
- 2017-03-22📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-04
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2017-03-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC61200 — Wireless telecommunications activities
Registered office
Ardross Community Hall
Ardross
By Alness
Ross-Shire
IV17 0XW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-21
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
EDMONDSON, John→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-03-22
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FALKINER, Lee→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2017-03-22
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MACDONALD, Hector George→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2019-03-25
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-26