GRAMPIAN TRANSPORT MUSEUM TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC130066 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1991-02-19

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Museum activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

82 officers (9 active, 82 linked, 75 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

230 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

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.

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
Total assets	—	£407.0k
Current assets	—	£146.4k
Cash	—	£138.1k
Net assets	—	£381.1k
Average employees	500	—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (176 events)Click to expand

2026-03-05
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officers · TM01
2026-03-03
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LAPPIN, Mark resigned
director
2025-12-24
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officers · TM01
2025-12-19
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MCGILVRAY, Ian James resigned
director
2025-12-10
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accounts · AA
2025-02-28
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2025-02-28
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2025-02-28
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officers · TM01
2025-01-01
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DAWSON, Anthony James resigned
director
2025-01-01
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GUNN, Gordon Fraser resigned
director
2024-12-10
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accounts · AA
2024-11-01
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RASMUSSEN, Michael James resigned
director
2024-03-05
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officers · AP01
2024-03-05
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2024-03-05
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2024-03-01
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REYNOLDS, Mark Dominic resigned
director
2024-01-01
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KAIN, Johnathan James appointed
director
2023-12-31
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LAWSON, Paul Nigel Ernest, Dr resigned
director
2023-12-19
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accounts · AA
2023-03-13
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2023-03-09
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MCGILVRAY, Ian James appointed
director
2023-03-09
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2023-03-09
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2023-02-20
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LAPPIN, Mark appointed
director
2023-02-16
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GORDON, Cameron John appointed
director
2023-01-30
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officers · AP01
2023-01-30
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2023-01-30
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2023-01-30
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2023-01-20
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BUCHAN, Lewis James appointed
director
2023-01-16
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SALVESEN, Harold Douglas Ewen resigned
director
2022-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
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MACCUISH, Angus resigned
director
2022-09-26
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COLLIE, Teresa Hazel resigned
director
2022-02-28
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officers · TM01
2021-11-01
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NEISH, Gordon William resigned
director
2021-09-09
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GUNN, Gordon resigned
secretary
2021-09-06
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MATHESON, Roderick John appointed
secretary
2021-09-06
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YOUNG, James Smith appointed
director
2021-09-06
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DAWSON, Anthony James appointed
director
2021-09-06
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JEFFERY, Martyn John resigned
director
2021-09-06
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RAHTZ, John Quentin resigned
director
2021-09-06
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REYNOLDS, Mark Dominic appointed
director
2021-03-29
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MILLAR, David William resigned
director
2020-12-07
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DOREY, Jason Paul resigned
secretary
2020-12-07
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GUNN, Gordon appointed
secretary
2020-12-07
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MACCUISH, Angus appointed
director
2020-12-07
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SALVESEN, Harold Douglas Ewen appointed
director
2020-03-30
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CATCHPOLE, Sharon Myra appointed
director
2020-01-24
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BIDDLE, Stuart Mark resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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: LAPPIN, Mark resigned 2026-03-03; MCGILVRAY, Ian James resigned 2025-12-19

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1991-02-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

Grampian Transport Museum

Alford

Aberdeenshire

AB33 8AE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-05

Last: 2026-02-19