ARCSTAW SCOTLAND LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC586257 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-19
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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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
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: St Andrews West LLP
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-21📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-07-19📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-07-19📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-07-19📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-04-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-01➕CAKE, Gillian appointeddirector
- 2022-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCSTAW SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 2018-01-19➕CUTHILL, Alison appointeddirector
- 2018-01-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Alison Cuthill Individual · British · DOB 06/1943 · age 83 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 19/01/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-01-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
Pentland House
Saltire Centre
Glenrothes
KY6 2AH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CAKE, Gillian→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CUTHILL, Alison→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2018-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | St Andrews West St Andrews West LLP | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/10/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-21
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-19
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-19
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-21