ISKCON (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC114680 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1988-11-23
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
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£1.47M
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.7y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
32 officers (5 active, 32 linked, 23 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
141 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £1,466,604
Net assets shrinking
Down £176,282 YoY
Cash YoY
-19%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£155k
↓ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£1.5m
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£212k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£329k£657k£986k£1.3m£1.6mJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£1.47M£1.64M
Current assets£211.8k£307.9k
Cash£154.6k£191.3k
Debtors£48.7k£25.9k
Net assets£1.47M£1.64M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (80 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-18
    SINGH, Binod appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-12-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-11-30
    CONNOR, Anthony William resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-11-30
    BENGANI, Ashis resigned
    director
  8. 2025-11-30
    CONNOR, Anthony William resigned
    director
  9. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-04-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-04-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-04-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-04-14
    ANDERSON, Terence Michael appointed
    director
  16. 2023-04-14
    HOWCHIN, Anthony William appointed
    director
  17. 2023-04-14
    PATEL, Kamlesh Kumar Maheshwar appointed
    director
  18. 2023-03-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-01-31
    BUCINSKAS, Ramunas resigned
    director
  20. 2023-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-10-28
    BENGANI, Ashis appointed
    director
  22. 2022-10-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2022-02-01
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  24. 2021-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2021-02-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2020-07-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2020-07-10
    BUCINSKAS, Ramunas appointed
    director
  28. 2019-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  29. 2014-04-05
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  30. 2014-02-17
    CONNOR, Anthony William appointed
    secretary
  31. 2014-02-17
    COWAN, Mark resigned
    secretary
  32. 2014-02-17
    CONNOR, Anthony William appointed
    director
  33. 2014-02-17
    COWAN, Mark resigned
    director
  34. 2012-05-18
    MCMULLAN, George Thomas appointed
    director
  35. 2012-05-18
    COWAN, Mark appointed
    secretary
  36. 2012-05-18
    MCMULLAN, George, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  37. 2012-05-18
    JOHN-PHILLIP, Valda, Ms. resigned
    director
  38. 2012-05-18
    KING, Daniel Edward, Mr. resigned
    director
  39. 2012-05-01
    COWAN, Mark appointed
    director
  40. 2011-09-09
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: International Societyfor Krishna Consciousness Limited
  41. 2009-12-07
    MACPHEE, Fiona Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  42. 2009-12-07
    MCMULLAN, George, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  43. 2009-11-23
    MACPHEE, Fiona Elizabeth resigned
    director
  44. 2008-10-02
    GARCIA AGUILAR, Francisco Carlos resigned
    director
  45. 2008-10-02
    JOHN-PHILLIP, Valda, Ms. appointed
    director
  46. 2008-10-02
    KING, Daniel Edward, Mr. appointed
    director
  47. 2008-05-29
    MACPHEE, Fiona Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  48. 2008-05-29
    MCTURK, Graham resigned
    secretary
  49. 2008-05-29
    MCTURK, Graham resigned
    director
  50. 2008-01-14
    MACPHEE, Fiona Elizabeth appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 80 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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: CONNOR, Anthony William resigned 2025-11-30; BENGANI, Ashis resigned 2025-11-30; CONNOR, Anthony William resigned 2025-11-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Thomas Mcmullan
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1988-11-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

Karuna Bhavan
Bankhouse Road
Lesmahagow
Lanarkshire
ML11 0ES

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (5 active · 27 resigned)

ANDERSON, Terence Michael
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-04-14
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Active
HOWCHIN, Anthony William
director · ~70y · appointed 2023-04-14
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Active
MCMULLAN, George Thomas
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-05-18
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Active
PATEL, Kamlesh Kumar Maheshwar
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-04-14
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Active
SINGH, Binod
director · ~44y · appointed 2026-03-18
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Active
ADHIKARY, Balabhadra Das
secretary · appointed 2000-07-04 · resigned 2006-10-17
Resigned
CONNOR, Anthony William
secretary · appointed 2014-02-17 · resigned 2025-11-30
Resigned
COWAN, Mark
secretary · appointed 2012-05-18 · resigned 2014-02-17
Resigned
MACPHEE, Fiona Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2008-05-29 · resigned 2009-12-07
Resigned
MCMULLAN, George, Mr.
secretary · appointed 2009-12-07 · resigned 2012-05-18
Resigned
MCTURK, Graham
secretary · appointed 2006-10-17 · resigned 2008-05-29
Resigned
MERCK, Bhaktivedanta
secretary · appointed 1998-03-05 · resigned 1998-03-05
Resigned
PROKOSCH, Nikolas Reimund Bhaktivedant
secretary · appointed 1997-03-24 · resigned 1997-03-24
Resigned
SOMERVILLE, William Stewart
secretary · appointed 1988-11-23 · resigned 2000-07-04
Resigned
ADHIKARY, Balabhadra Das
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-07-04 · resigned 2006-10-17
Resigned
BENGANI, Ashis
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-10-28 · resigned 2025-11-30
Resigned
BUCINSKAS, Ramunas
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-07-10 · resigned 2023-01-31
Resigned
CONNOR, Anthony William
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-02-17 · resigned 2025-11-30
Resigned
COWAN, Mark
director · ~83y · appointed 2012-05-01 · resigned 2014-02-17
Resigned
FLEMING, Martin
director · ~72y · resigned 1992-01-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
International Societyfor Krishna Consciousness
International Societyfor Krishna Consciousness Limited
Standard security1 property09/09/201105/04/2014
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property07/09/2005
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Recent filings (141 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30