ADAM PURVES RETAIL LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC781786 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-07
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
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 | 35 | — |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-01➕PURVES, Lily Margaret appointeddirector
- 2024-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-10-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2024-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-29➕PURVES, Flora Sheena May appointeddirector
- 2023-09-29➕TOWERS, Angus Alexander appointeddirector
- 2023-09-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ADAM PURVES RETAIL LIMITED
- 2023-09-07➕TOWERS, Angus appointedsecretary
- 2023-09-07➕PURVES, Andrew Adam appointeddirector
- 2023-09-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PURVES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Adam Purves Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/09/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 7AM RETAIL LIMITED→ 08833388 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-09-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
Wilderhaugh Service Station
Wilderhaugh
Galashiels
Selkirkshire
TD1 1PW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
Active
PURVES, Andrew Adam→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-09-07
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PURVES, Flora Sheena May→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2023-09-29
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PURVES, Lily Margaret→
Activedirector · ~19y · appointed 2025-09-01
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TOWERS, Angus Alexander→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-09-29
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/04/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-21
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-18