FAIR ISLE BIRD OBSERVATORY TRUST (THE)

🌳Matureactive

SC097207 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1986-02-10

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 16.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

£7.50M

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 16.6y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 16.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

44 officers (8 active, 44 linked, 40 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

204 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £7,502,855

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£90k

Net Worth

£7.5m

Current Assets

£336k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31
Total assets	£8.01M
Current assets	£335.8k
Cash	£89.6k
Debtors	£233.1k
Net assets	£7.50M

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

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3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (92 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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officers · TM01
2026-03-07
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REID, Jane Margaret, Dr resigned
director
2026-01-22
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officers · TM01
2026-01-05
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accounts · AA
2025-11-05
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BENNETT, Alexander resigned
director
2025-10-31
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officers · TM01
2025-10-17
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2025-10-17
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2025-10-17
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officers · TM01
2025-10-17
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-10-14
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BARR, Douglas resigned
director
2025-10-14
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BOLTON, Mark Richard resigned
director
2025-10-03
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mortgage · MR04
2025-10-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-06-08
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ELLIS, Peter Moreton resigned
director
2025-05-08
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WOOD, Richard Michael resigned
director
2025-03-25
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officers · AP01
2024-08-05
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accounts · AA
2024-07-15
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BROADBENT, Ian David appointed
director
2024-03-11
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officers · CH01
2024-03-11
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2023-12-14
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2023-12-14
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2023-12-14
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2023-08-04
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accounts · AA
2022-09-23
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2022-09-23
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2022-09-23
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2022-06-21
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SHAW, Hollie Ruth appointed
director
2022-06-21
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TYLER, Glen Andrew appointed
director
2022-06-21
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OKILL, John David resigned
director
2021-03-01
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WHITESIDE, Kerri resigned
director
2020-06-06
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MITCHELL, Fiona Campbell resigned
director
2018-06-03
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HARVEY, Paul Vivian appointed
director
2018-06-03
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EVANS, Peter Glyn Howard, Dr resigned
director
2017-06-11
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HALL, Karen appointed
director
2017-06-11
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BATCHELOR, Louise resigned
director
2017-06-11
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WHITESIDE, Kerri appointed
director
2017-02-15
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MEEK, Eric Richard resigned
director
2015-06-14
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RIDDINGTON, Roger, Dr resigned
director
2014-05-02
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COWGILL, Ian appointed
director
2014-04-07
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ANDREWS, Ian appointed
director
2014-04-02
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LOSEBY, Timothy resigned
director
2012-06-17
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COX, Christopher John resigned
director
2012-04-05
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BARR, Douglas appointed
director
2012-04-05
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BOLTON, Mark Richard appointed
director
2011-01-20
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DENNIS, Roy Henry resigned
director
2009-09-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2009-08-06
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MEEK, Eric Richard appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 92 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

6 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BARR, Douglas resigned 2025-10-14; BENNETT, Alexander resigned 2025-11-05; BOLTON, Mark Richard resigned 2025-10-14

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1986-02-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC91040 — Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

Registered office

C/O Anderson Strathern Llp

58 Morrison Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8BP

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-24

Last: 2026-03-10