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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 25.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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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 25.3y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 25.3 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 (50/100)

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

50 officers (13 active, 50 linked, 45 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

159 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (112 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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2026-03-27
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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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2025-12-16
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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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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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2025-07-17
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2025-07-17
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2025-07-17
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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 · AA
2024-03-27
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accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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2023-06-19
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2023-05-19
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officers · AP01
2023-05-19
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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
2019-11-14
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SMITH, Moira Ann appointed
director

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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

-12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 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 22 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