THE MUSEUM OF COMMUNICATION FOUNDATION TRUST

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SC146894 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1993-10-07

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

£49.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Museum activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

35 officers (8 active, 35 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

131 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £49,947

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£50k

Current Assets

£21k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£51.1k
Current assets	£20.7k
Net assets	£49.9k

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

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (80 events)Click to expand

2025-11-24
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officers · AP03
2025-11-24
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officers · TM01
2025-11-24
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officers · TM02
2025-11-21
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accounts · AA
2025-11-08
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BLACKIE, John Philip Horatio appointed
secretary
2025-11-08
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MCLEAN, Marion resigned
secretary
2025-11-08
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BRANKIN, Dorothy resigned
director
2025-06-09
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officers · CH01
2025-06-09
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officers · CH01
2024-12-30
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accounts · AA
2023-12-14
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accounts · AA
2022-12-07
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accounts · AA
2021-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
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officers · AP01
2021-11-20
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BLACKIE, John Philip Horatio appointed
director
2020-12-11
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accounts · AA
2019-12-06
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accounts · AA
2018-12-13
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accounts · AA
2018-11-14
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officers · AP01
2018-11-12
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officers · TM01
2018-11-10
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ARCHIBALD, Ian John Burt appointed
director
2018-11-10
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WRIGHT, Colin John resigned
director
2017-12-15
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accounts · AA
2016-11-19
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MUIR, Nathaniel Ross resigned
director
2012-11-17
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MCLAUCHLAN, James resigned
director
2011-09-24
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WRIGHT, Colin John appointed
director
2011-05-28
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FLETCHER, Charles resigned
director
2010-05-22
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CHORLEY, Stephen Ireland resigned
director
2009-11-14
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STARLING, Andrew Charles appointed
director
2009-11-14
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BROOK, Andrew Charles Henry resigned
director
2008-10-18
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MCLEAN, Marion appointed
secretary
2008-10-18
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SHIVAS, Roger Evan resigned
secretary
2008-10-18
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MARTINI, Terrence Malcolm resigned
director
2008-10-18
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SHIVAS, Roger Evan resigned
director
2007-12-01
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FLETCHER, Charles appointed
director
2007-12-01
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WIGSTON, Patricia Elizabeth Margaret resigned
director
2006-11-25
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MARTINI, Terrence Malcolm appointed
director
2006-11-25
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MCLAUCHLAN, James appointed
director
2006-03-31
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THIERENS, Henry Turner resigned
director
2005-11-12
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HORNE, Kenneth Davidson appointed
director
2005-11-06
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HALCRO, Keith Rennie resigned
director
2005-01-15
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CHORLEY, Stephen Ireland appointed
director
2004-11-06
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LONGSTAFF, Richard resigned
director
2004-04-17
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PHILLIPS, Anthony Llewellyn resigned
director
2003-01-18
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SHIVAS, Roger Evan appointed
secretary
2002-12-07
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THIERENS, Henry Turner appointed
director
2002-11-04
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BURNS, Peter Aitken resigned
secretary
2002-11-04
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BURNS, Peter Aitken resigned
director
2002-09-28
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MUIR, Nathaniel Ross appointed
director
2001-12-08
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BROWN, David Wilson resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 80 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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — 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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 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: MCLEAN, Marion resigned 2025-11-08; BRANKIN, Dorothy resigned 2025-11-08

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1993-10-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

131 High Street

Burntisland

Fife

KY3 9AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-20

Last: 2025-10-06