LINLITHGOW HERITAGE TRUST

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SC130067 · converted-or-closed · incorporated 1991-02-19

Investment thesis

Company converted closed — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

67/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Museum activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Unclear. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

57 officers (9 active, 57 linked, 51 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

179 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

67/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 resolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 resolution
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (128 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-28
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Company dissolved
2026-01-07
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2025-11-08
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2025-11-05
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BRITON, Douglas resigned
director
2025-08-20
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officers · TM01
2025-08-13
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MATHESON DEAR, Christopher Guy resigned
director
2024-12-24
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accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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2024-12-19
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2024-11-27
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MACQUEEN, Catherine Eila appointed
director
2024-11-27
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MATHESON DEAR, Christopher Guy appointed
director
2024-05-14
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officers · TM01
2024-05-01
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PEATTIE, Catherine Campbell resigned
director
2024-04-14
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2024-04-03
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ORR, Andrew appointed
director
2024-03-13
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2024-03-06
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BRITON, Douglas appointed
director
2023-11-29
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accounts · AA
2023-10-26
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2023-10-08
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FLINT, Crawford William Miller resigned
director
2023-06-15
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2023-06-07
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RAE PURSHOUSE, Alison resigned
director
2023-04-19
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2023-04-05
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TRAIN, Alison resigned
director
2023-01-31
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2023-01-31
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2023-01-11
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ORR, Pauline Karen appointed
director
2022-12-15
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accounts · AA
2022-11-03
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FLINT, Crawford William Miller appointed
director
2022-10-06
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2022-06-08
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STEPHEN, Julia Clare resigned
director
2022-04-19
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2022-04-14
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2022-04-06
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BARR, Gordon resigned
director
2022-04-06
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RAE PURSHOUSE, Alison appointed
director
2022-01-28
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2022-01-12
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CHAMBERS, Derek appointed
director
2021-11-24
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WEBB, Claire resigned
director
2021-03-03
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POLLOCK, Thomas Alexander Jackson resigned
director
2020-02-05
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MCCARTNEY, Allan William appointed
director
2019-11-26
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MCALLAN, Alison Gillian resigned
director
2019-11-26
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MCKENZIE, Anna Constable resigned
director
2019-11-26
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MORRISON, William Weir resigned
director
2019-11-26
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YOUNG, Alan Gibson resigned
director
2019-05-08
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DOWIE, Norman Douglas appointed
director
2019-05-08
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BARR, Gordon appointed
director
2019-05-08
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STEPHEN, Julia Clare appointed
director
2019-05-08
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WEBB, Claire appointed
director
2019-03-06
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TRAIN, Alison 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

-9 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 ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BRITON, Douglas resigned 2025-11-05; MATHESON DEAR, Christopher Guy resigned 2025-08-13

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Company details

Statusconverted-closed

Typeconverted-or-closed

Incorporated1991-02-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

Linlithgow Partnership Centre Tam Dalyell House

93 High Street

Linlithgow

West Lothian

EH49 7EZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2025-10-28