FINDHORN VILLAGE HERITAGE COMPANY

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SC132026 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1991-05-28

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

£105.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

48 officers (11 active, 48 linked, 46 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

170 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £104,951

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,209 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£105k

↓ 1.1% YoY

Current Assets

£31k

↓ 21% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£105.0k	£106.2k
Current assets	£31.3k	£39.4k
Net assets	£105.0k	£106.2k

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

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (106 events)Click to expand

2026-02-03
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2026-01-27
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MCKAY, Jane Margaret appointed
director
2025-12-17
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accounts · AA
2025-12-06
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officers · TM01
2025-11-26
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RUSSELL, Lizbeth resigned
director
2025-02-14
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officers · AP01
2025-02-01
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ASHCROFT, Elizabeth Jane, Dr appointed
director
2025-01-10
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accounts · AA
2024-06-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
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officers · AP01
2023-12-20
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officers · TM01
2023-12-07
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KENLEY, Margaret Joan appointed
director
2023-12-06
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MCDONALD, Susan Anne resigned
director
2023-06-13
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accounts · AA
2022-12-11
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officers · AP01
2022-11-29
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MACBETH, Elaine Matheson appointed
director
2022-11-13
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officers · TM01
2022-10-31
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LORD, Freda Margaret resigned
director
2022-07-11
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accounts · AA
2022-06-21
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BUXTON, Juliet Marina appointed
secretary
2022-06-21
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R & R URQUHART resigned
corporate-secretary
2022-06-21
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officers · AP03
2022-06-21
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officers · TM02
2022-06-21
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address · AD01
2021-11-28
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2021-11-28
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2021-11-28
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2021-11-24
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SOMERS COCKS, Richard Vernon appointed
director
2021-11-24
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MACPHERSON, Shelagh Mary resigned
director
2021-11-24
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WALLACE, Janet Elliot resigned
director
2021-06-08
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accounts · AA
2021-06-04
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2021-05-14
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CHRISTIE, Shona Mcpherson, Mrs. resigned
director
2021-05-04
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GRAHAM, Jane Gabrielle appointed
director
2019-12-03
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BUXTON, Juliet Marina appointed
director
2019-12-03
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RUSSELL, Lizbeth appointed
director
2019-11-14
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BURNS, Elaine resigned
director
2019-11-14
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HYDE, Maureen Ann resigned
director
2018-01-03
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WALLACE, Janet Elliot appointed
director
2016-11-01
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ROBBIE, Sheila Margaret resigned
director
2015-11-20
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CHRISTIE, Shona Mcpherson, Mrs. appointed
director
2015-10-08
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WATT, Janet Ada, Mrs. resigned
director
2015-08-01
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HAMILTON, John Mackenzie, Mr. resigned
director
2014-11-26
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BURNS, Elaine appointed
director
2013-11-15
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HAMILTON, John Mackenzie, Mr. appointed
director
2013-11-15
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HARRIS, Joanna Melanie resigned
director
2013-11-15
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MACPHERSON, Shelagh Mary appointed
director
2013-05-06
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MCEWAN, Wilma Mitchell resigned
director
2012-11-16
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FINNEGAN, Susan Margaret, Mrs. appointed
director
2012-11-16
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BICHAN, Frances resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 106 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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1991-05-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Registered office

Coul View Woodland Park

Contin

Strathpeffer

IV14 9ES

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-05

Last: 2025-05-22