CAITHNESS & SUTHERLAND VINTAGE & CLASSIC VEHICLE CLUB LTD

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SC102614 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1986-12-31

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£10.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 91). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

24 officers (5 active, 24 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

135 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £10,888

Net assets shrinking

Down £209 YoY

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£11k

↓ 1.9% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£10.9k	£11.1k	£10.0k
Current assets	—	£11.1k	£10.0k
Net assets	£10.9k	£11.1k	£10.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2026-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
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BREMNER, James William appointed
director
2024-12-17
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DEAS, Alexander Graham appointed
director
2024-12-17
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SUTHERLAND, Kevin Alexander resigned
director
2024-12-17
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TAIT, Gordon resigned
director
2024-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-17
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-17
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GELL, Jason appointed
director
2023-12-17
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GREEN, James Alexander appointed
director
2023-12-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-25
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-06-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-04-28
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GREEN, David Alexander Dunnet resigned
director
2020-04-28
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SUTHERLAND, Kevin Alexander appointed
director
2020-04-28
➕
TAIT, Gordon appointed
director
2020-04-14
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HAGON, Tony resigned
secretary
2019-12-02
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SUTHERLAND, Edward resigned
director
2015-03-17
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HAGON, Tony appointed
secretary
2015-03-16
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GREEN, Karin resigned
secretary
2011-12-11
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DEAS, Mhairi resigned
secretary
2009-12-13
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DEAS, Mhairi appointed
secretary
2009-12-13
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GREEN, Karin appointed
secretary
2009-12-13
➖
HAGON, Anthony resigned
secretary
2009-12-13
➖
STEVENS, Angela Mary Theresa resigned
secretary
2009-01-11
➕
GREEN, David Alexander Dunnet appointed
director
2009-01-11
➖
TAIT, Gordon resigned
director
2007-12-01
➕
HAGON, Anthony appointed
secretary
2006-12-10
➖
MACKAY, James Douglas resigned
secretary
2006-12-10
➕
STEVENS, Angela Mary Theresa appointed
secretary
2006-12-10
➖
MACKAY, James Douglas resigned
director
2005-12-11
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MACLEOD, Robert Malcolm Macdonald appointed
director
2005-12-11
➖
TAIT, Alistair resigned
director
1999-12-12
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MACLEOD, Robert Malcolm Macdonald resigned
director
1999-12-12
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TAIT, Alistair appointed
director
1998-12-13
➖
TAIT, Alastair resigned
director
1998-12-13
➕
TAIT, Gordon appointed
director
1994-12-08
➕
MACLEOD, Robert Malcolm Macdonald appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jason Gell Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	17/12/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Gordon Taitceased 17/12/2024· significant influence
Mr David Alexander Dunnet Greenceased 28/04/2020· significant influence · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1986-12-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Traquair

Sinclair Lane

Halkirk

Caithness

KW12 6YF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-22

Last: 2025-12-08