THE ALNESS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC128982 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1990-12-11

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 25.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Publishing of newspapers

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85520Cultural education
91020Museum activities
93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.5y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 25.5 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: low (47/100)

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

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

51 officers (14 active, 51 linked, 46 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

160 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (113 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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officers · AP01
2026-05-21
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MACK, Harry appointed
director
2026-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
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mortgage · MR04
2026-03-27
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-12-16
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BURNETT, Ian Forsyth resigned
director
2025-12-16
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MCLEOD, William Stanley resigned
director
2025-12-16
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officers · TM01
2025-12-16
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officers · TM01
2025-12-16
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officers · TM01
2025-10-20
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MENZIE, Susan Ellen resigned
director
2025-07-23
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officers · AP01
2025-07-23
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officers · CH01
2025-07-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-23
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officers · AP01
2025-07-17
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2025-07-17
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2025-07-17
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officers · AP01
2025-07-17
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officers · AP03
2025-07-17
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2025-07-17
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officers · AP01
2025-07-17
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officers · TM01
2025-05-15
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HOLMES, Jane Anne, Dr appointed
secretary
2025-05-15
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ANDERSON, David James appointed
director
2025-05-15
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DANVERS, Jasmin Rebecca appointed
director
2025-05-15
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HOLMES, Jane Anne, Dr appointed
director
2025-05-15
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MAXWELL, Jacqueline appointed
director
2025-05-15
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WEAVER, Brian William appointed
director
2025-05-15
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WILSON, Angela Mary appointed
director
2025-05-15
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MENZIE, Susan Ellen appointed
director
2025-04-09
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SPENCE, Sheila resigned
director
2025-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
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officers · AP01
2023-05-18
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PATIENCE, Ruth appointed
director
2023-05-18
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CAMPBELL, James Dugald Stewart, Doctor resigned
director
2023-05-18
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FERGUSON, Alister David resigned
director
2023-05-18
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MCDOUGALL, Margaret Cameron resigned
director
2023-05-18
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MCINTOSH, Una Joan resigned
director
2023-05-18
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ROSS, Joan Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-05-18
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SMITH, Moira Ann resigned
director
2023-03-08
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KINGHORN, Alistair George resigned
director
2022-06-22
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ROSS, Reay Allison appointed
director
2022-06-22
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BURNETT, Ian Forsyth appointed
director
2020-05-21
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SUTHERLAND, Barbara Hodge resigned
secretary
2020-05-21
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FLETCHER, Sheila Marion resigned
director
2019-11-14
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MCINALLY-ADAIR, Hugh Robert, Rev appointed
director
2019-11-14
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MCLEOD, William Stanley appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 113 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

-13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — 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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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

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: BURNETT, Ian Forsyth resigned 2025-12-16; MCLEOD, William Stanley resigned 2025-12-16; MENZIE, Susan Ellen resigned 2025-10-20

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1990-12-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC58130 — Publishing of newspapers

Registered office

102-106 High Street

Alness

Ross-Shire

IV17 0SG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-25

Last: 2025-12-11