PUFFIN HYDROTHERAPY POOL

🌳Matureactive

SC133596 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1991-08-23

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

67 officers (15 active, 67 linked, 60 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

212 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (142 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-19
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officers · TM01
2026-01-16
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MACDONALD, Margaret resigned
director
2026-01-13
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officers · CH01
2025-10-30
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officers · AP01
2025-10-24
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MACLACHLAN, Mairlen appointed
director
2025-08-28
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accounts · AA
2025-08-07
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officers · AP01
2025-07-31
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FERGUSON, Angus Patrick Langbene appointed
director
2025-01-14
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-29
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officers · TM01
2024-10-24
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DAVISON, Clifford resigned
director
2024-09-02
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accounts · AA
2024-08-28
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officers · AP01
2024-08-28
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officers · AP01
2024-08-28
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2024-08-22
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officers · TM01
2024-08-22
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officers · TM01
2024-07-25
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CHANDLER, Barbara Janet, Rev Dr appointed
director
2024-07-25
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MACDONALD, Murdo Morrison appointed
director
2024-07-25
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KIRKLAND, Linda Louise resigned
director
2024-07-25
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MACDONALD, Margaret appointed
director
2024-07-25
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MANSON, Barbara Jean resigned
director
2024-04-05
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incorporation · MA
2024-04-02
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incorporation · MA
2023-08-10
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officers · AP03
2023-08-10
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-10
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officers · AP01
2023-08-10
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officers · AP01
2023-08-10
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accounts · AA
2023-07-19
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MCGAURAN, Iona appointed
secretary
2023-07-19
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KIRKLAND, Linda resigned
secretary
2023-06-15
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BOWEN, Frances Claudia appointed
director
2023-06-15
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PYTKO, Blazej Andrzej appointed
director
2023-05-10
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DALLAS, Elizabeth Ann appointed
director
2023-05-10
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DEANS, Karen Fiona appointed
director
2023-03-16
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LAING, Malcolm Ronald, Professor resigned
director
2023-03-06
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MACKAY, Hugh Aberach resigned
director
2022-08-28
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CHARLEY, Helen Grace resigned
director
2021-07-15
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MCGAURAN, Iona appointed
director
2021-07-15
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LAING, Malcolm Ronald, Professor appointed
director
2021-07-15
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MERCHANT, Joan Isobel Sinclair resigned
director
2021-07-15
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ROSS, Vicki resigned
director
2020-09-10
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MAXWELL, John Alexander appointed
director
2020-09-10
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FLEMING, Carol-Ann resigned
director
2020-09-10
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MILES, Edward Arthur resigned
director
2020-03-19
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HARVIE, John Paul, Dr resigned
director
2019-06-20
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KIRKLAND, Linda appointed
secretary
2019-06-20
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MACKAY, Hugh Aberach resigned
secretary

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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

-14 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 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 29 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Alexander Maxwell Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1985 · age 41	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	29/01/2026

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Brian Desmond Liddleceased 29/01/2026· board control · trust interest
Mr Hugh Aberach Mackayceased 06/03/2023· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Dr Helen Charleyceased 15/07/2021· board control · trust interest · firm interest
Doctor Malcolm Monteith Stevenceased 20/06/2019· significant influence · trust interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1991-08-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Puffin Hydrotherapy Pool

Ferry Road

Dingwall

Ross Shire

IV15 9QS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-21

Last: 2025-08-07