THE AYRSHIRE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

📈Growthactive

SC119799 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1989-08-29

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

100 officers (11 active, 100 linked, 97 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

309 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £110,412

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Profit before tax	£110.4k	£50.6k
Average employees	1600	1700

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (202 events)Click to expand

2026-04-23
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officers · TM01
2025-12-23
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accounts · AA
2025-10-10
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incorporation · MA
2025-10-09
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change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-10-06
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officers · AP01
2025-10-03
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FERGUSSON, Robert resigned
director
2025-10-02
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REID, Neil Philip appointed
director
2025-07-03
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officers · TM01
2025-06-21
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MCKENZIE, Fiona Mary resigned
director
2024-12-24
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accounts · AA
2024-10-10
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officers · AP01
2024-10-10
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officers · AP01
2024-10-10
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2024-10-10
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officers · TM01
2024-09-26
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COX, Angela appointed
director
2024-09-26
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DOOLE, Aimee Mae Jean appointed
director
2024-09-26
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GREER, Iain James appointed
director
2023-12-19
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accounts · AA
2023-07-19
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officers · AP01
2023-04-12
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officers · CH01
2023-03-02
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officers · TM01
2023-03-01
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CUMMING, James Loudon resigned
director
2023-02-20
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officers · AP01
2023-02-20
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2023-02-20
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2023-02-20
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2023-02-20
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2023-02-09
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officers · TM01
2023-02-02
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CHRISTIAN, David Alan appointed
director
2023-02-02
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FORBES, Iain Stuart appointed
director
2023-02-02
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LONGMUIR, Richard Alexander appointed
director
2023-02-02
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MURPHY, Martin Damian appointed
director
2023-02-02
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FERGUSSON, Robert appointed
director
2022-12-08
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officers · TM01
2022-09-29
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GORMANLEY, Francis David resigned
director
2022-09-29
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GRANT, Sarah Jane resigned
director
2022-07-27
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EASTON, Steven resigned
director
2022-07-27
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EASTON, Steven resigned
director
2022-07-27
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MCGHEE, Stephen William resigned
director
2022-04-05
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MCMAIL, Chris resigned
director
2022-04-05
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RENNIE, Laura resigned
director
2021-09-30
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GIBSON, Lorna Kathryn Mary resigned
director
2021-09-30
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MCKENZIE, Fiona Mary appointed
director
2021-09-30
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RENNIE, Laura appointed
director
2021-08-26
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PORCIANI, Ralph resigned
director
2020-09-24
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EASTON, Steven appointed
director
2020-09-24
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TELFER, Peter appointed
director
2020-09-24
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CUMMING, James Loudon appointed
director
2020-09-24
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EASTON, Steven appointed
director
2020-09-24
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EASTON, Steven appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 202 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: FERGUSSON, Robert resigned 2025-10-03; MCKENZIE, Fiona Mary resigned 2025-06-21

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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THE AYR ARK→ SC235453 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	23y	81	81y
THE EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN CENTRE→ SC312361 · est 2006	—	—	£39.9k	—	19y	81	81y
THE SCOTTISH FIDDLE ORCHESTRA→ SC310900 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	81	71y
THE SGIAN DUBH COMPANY LIMITED→ SC214282 · est 2000	—	—	—	—	25y	81	70y
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6 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-limited-exemption

Incorporated1989-08-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

The Mezzanine

Glasgow Prestwick Int. Airport

Prestwick

Ayrshire

KA9 2PL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-17

Last: 2025-08-03