CHECKMARK ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
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SC824141 · ltd · incorporated 2024-09-27
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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 0.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2025-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
- 2025-01-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-01-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-28➕DOBBIN, David Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2025-01-28➕RAE, David Charles appointeddirector
- 2025-01-28➖ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles resigneddirector
- 2025-01-28➖GARDNER, Ross Scott resigneddirector
- 2025-01-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-28✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-09-27🏢Company incorporatedAs CHECKMARK ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED
- 2024-09-27➕STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-09-27➕ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles appointeddirector
- 2024-09-27➕GARDNER, Ross Scott appointeddirector
- 2024-09-27📄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 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-01-28: certificate-change-of-name-company
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-09-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
28 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2024-09-27
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DOBBIN, David Lawrence→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2025-01-28
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RAE, David Charles→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-01-28
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ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-09-27 · resigned 2025-01-28
GARDNER, Ross Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-09-27 · resigned 2025-01-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/08/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-01-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-01-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-09-27