THE SCOTCH WHISKY ASSOCIATION

🌳Matureactive

SC035148 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1960-04-22

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 4.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

As a trade body for the Scotch whisky industry, this organisation likely spends its days lobbying governments, setting industry standards, protecting geographical indications, and representing members' interests across regulatory, legal, and commercial matters both domestically and internationally.

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). 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 4.4y

55/100

clean up first

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

· Charge age ~4.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (16 active, 100 linked, 93 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

487 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 12 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (200 events)Click to expand

2026-01-15
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officers · AP01
2026-01-09
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2026-01-08
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2026-01-07
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officers · AP01
2026-01-06
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officers · AP01
2026-01-06
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officers · TM01
2026-01-06
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officers · TM01
2026-01-06
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officers · TM01
2026-01-06
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officers · TM01
2026-01-06
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officers · CH01
2026-01-01
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FOUAD, Nodjame Cecile appointed
director
2026-01-01
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MITCHELL, Euan Douglas appointed
director
2026-01-01
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PALMER, Ian Gordon appointed
director
2026-01-01
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SLOAN, Michael Robert William appointed
director
2026-01-01
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TAYLOR, Douglas Adamson appointed
director
2025-12-31
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DONAGHEY, Bryan Harold resigned
director
2025-12-31
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GOURGUES, Jean-Etienne resigned
director
2025-12-03
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officers · TM01
2025-12-03
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officers · TM01
2025-12-01
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CREW, Debra Ann resigned
director
2025-07-22
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change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-07-22
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incorporation · MA
2025-07-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-10
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accounts · AA
2025-01-17
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MILLAR, Robert Andrew appointed
director
2025-01-17
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officers · AP01
2025-01-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-11
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ALVAREZ, Alejandro Aquilino resigned
director
2025-01-01
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MACRAE, Caspar Alexander appointed
director
2024-11-28
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JACKSON, Sara Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2024-11-28
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GIBB, Liz Jane resigned
secretary
2024-11-28
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-11-28
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-17
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accounts · AA
2024-03-18
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MCKINLAY, Kenneth Strachan appointed
director
2024-03-08
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GORDON, Peter Grant resigned
director
2024-01-01
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MATTHEWS, Colin Scott appointed
director
2024-01-01
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BREMNER, Stephen resigned
director
2023-08-01
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GIBB, Liz Jane appointed
secretary
2023-08-01
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JACKSON, Sara Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2023-07-12
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CREW, Debra Ann appointed
director
2023-03-17
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ALVAREZ, Alejandro Aquilino appointed
director
2022-12-31
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DILLON, Patricia resigned
director
2022-12-31
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GREENOW, Pryce William David resigned
director
2022-06-13
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JACKSON, Sara Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2022-05-31
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BARTHOLOMEW, John De La Fargue Wycliffe resigned
secretary
2022-01-01
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DONAGHEY, Bryan Harold appointed
director
2021-12-31
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ALVAREZ, Alejandro resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 200 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-15 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CREW, Debra Ann resigned 2025-12-01; DONAGHEY, Bryan Harold resigned 2025-12-31; GOURGUES, Jean-Etienne resigned 2025-12-31

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1960-04-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

1st Floor, Quartermile Two

2 Lister Square

Edinburgh

EH3 9GL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-17

Last: 2026-05-03