ARRANGEMENT STORE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC738717 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-19
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£107.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £107,893

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£108k
↑ 1980% YoY
Current Assets
£172k
↑ 356% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£34k£69k£103k£138k£172kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£128.4k£25.3k
Current assets£172.5k£37.8k
Net assets£107.9k£5.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-17
    LINDSAY-MCKECHNIE, Laura appointed
    director
  4. 2023-05-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-05-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-07-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARRANGEMENT STORE LTD
  7. 2022-07-19
    MCKECHNIE, John Robert appointed
    director
  8. 2022-07-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Robert Mckechnie
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/07/2022

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
Incorporated2022-07-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

6 Sycamore Glade
Livingston
EH54 9JG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

LINDSAY-MCKECHNIE, Laura
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-05-17
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Active
MCKECHNIE, John Robert
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-07-19
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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-07-19