AFMAC HOLDINGS LIMITED

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SC824147 · 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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.5y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
9 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2025-10-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland
  3. 2025-03-04
    MACANGUS, Scott David appointed
    director
  4. 2025-03-04
    ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles resigned
    director
  5. 2025-03-04
    FORBES, Neil David resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-03-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-03-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-02-28
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2024-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As AFMAC HOLDINGS LIMITED
  13. 2024-09-27
    STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2024-09-27
    ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles appointed
    director
  15. 2024-09-27
    FORBES, Neil David appointed
    director
  16. 2024-09-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-02-28: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott David Macangus
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/03/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Stronachs Nominees Limitedceased 04/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
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: 2026-06-27
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-09-27
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Active
MACANGUS, Scott David
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-03-04
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Active
ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-09-27 · resigned 2025-03-04
Resigned
FORBES, Neil David
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-09-27 · resigned 2025-03-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland
A registered charge1 property22/10/2025
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Recent filings (9 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-04
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-02-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-09-27