SCOTLAND INTERNATIONAL
🌳Matureactive
SC147547 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1993-11-10
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (52/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-22➕MCGREGOR, Heather Jane, Dame appointeddirector
- 2023-02-13➕JOPE, Alan appointeddirector
- 2022-08-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-05➕GILBERT, Martin James appointeddirector
- 2022-07-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-14➕HIGGINS, Bernard Franklin appointeddirector
- 2022-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-13➖GROSSART, Angus Mcfarlane Mcleod, Sir resigneddirector
- 2021-04-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-04-20➖BURNESS PAULL LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-16📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2006-09-19➖MACDONALD, Roderick James resignedsecretary
- 2006-09-19➕BURNESS PAULL LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-09-19➖MACDONALD, Roderick James resigneddirector
- 1998-04-01➕GROSSART, Angus Mcfarlane Mcleod, Sir appointeddirector
- 1997-12-31➖FRASER, Charles Annand, Sir resigneddirector
- 1996-08-05➖REID, Derek Donald resigneddirector
- 1995-11-03➖MACLEAN, Andrew Duart resigneddirector
- 1995-06-16➕REID, Derek Donald appointeddirector
- 1995-03-14➕MACLEAN, Andrew Duart appointeddirector
- 1994-07-08➖BAXTER, William Gordon resigneddirector
- 1994-06-24➕FRASER, Charles Annand, Sir appointeddirector
- 1994-01-13➕KINNAIRD, Douglas Macdonald appointeddirector
- 1993-11-10🏢Company incorporatedAs SCOTLAND INTERNATIONAL
- 1993-11-10➕MACDONALD, Roderick James appointedsecretary
- 1993-11-10➕BAXTER, William Gordon appointeddirector
- 1993-11-10➕MACDONALD, Roderick James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE TUITEAM COMPANY LIMITED→ SC189123 · est 1998 | £1.27M £1.08M–£1.46M | — | £1.27M | — | 27y | 83 | 85y |
| CP WAREHOUSING LIMITED→ SC247121 · est 2003 | £2.4k £2.0k–£2.7k | — | £2.4k | — | 23y | 83 | 79y |
| BALFOUR & MANSON PROPERTY LTD.→ SC041493 · est 1964 | £401 £341–£461 | — | £401 | — | 61y | 82 | 66y |
| BLACKCRAIG WINDFARM HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC502633 · est 2015 | — | — | — | 0 | 11y | 89 | 44y |
| ANDERSON STRATHERN TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED→ SC074397 · est 1981 | — | — | — | — | 45y | 83 | 66y |
| CRUDEN HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC339123 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 59y |
| DEFENSOR TRUSTEES (2001) LIMITED→ SC083874 · est 1983 | — | — | — | — | 42y | 83 | 64y |
| LAKESTREAM LIMITED→ SC183164 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | 83 | 72y |
| MBM TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED→ SC257813 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | 83 | 59y |
| VINDEX TRUSTEES LIMITED→ SC026895 · est 1949 | — | — | — | — | 77y | 83 | 64y |
| AD HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC336916 · est 2008 | — | — | — | — | 18y | 82 | 62y |
| APPINDALE LIMITED→ SC183542 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | 82 | 84y |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1993-11-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
45 Frederick Street Frederick Street
Belgrave Business Centre, Room 1.3
Edinburgh
EH2 1EP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16
Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)
GILBERT, Martin James→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2022-08-05
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HIGGINS, Bernard Franklin→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2022-07-14
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Active
KINNAIRD, Douglas Macdonald→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 1994-01-13
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MCGREGOR, Heather Jane, Dame→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-02-22
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MACDONALD, Roderick James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-11-10 · resigned 2006-09-19
BURNESS PAULL LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-09-19 · resigned 2021-04-20
BAXTER, William Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~108y · appointed 1993-11-10 · resigned 1994-07-08
FRASER, Charles Annand, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · appointed 1994-06-24 · resigned 1997-12-31
GROSSART, Angus Mcfarlane Mcleod, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 2022-05-13
MACDONALD, Roderick James→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1993-11-10 · resigned 2006-09-19
MACLEAN, Andrew Duart→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1995-03-14 · resigned 1995-11-03
REID, Derek Donald→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1995-06-16 · resigned 1996-08-05
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Recent filings (101 total)
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2024-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2024-10-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
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2023-10-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-10
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2023-02-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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