CONNOISSEURS SCOTLAND

🌳Matureactive

SC152243 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1994-07-29

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 86-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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

45 officers (6 active, 45 linked, 40 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

157 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (102 events)Click to expand

2026-02-03
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officers · AP01
2026-01-26
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MATTHEWS, Heather Agnes appointed
director
2025-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
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officers · AP01
2024-08-10
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THOMSON, James appointed
director
2024-06-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-10
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NESBITT, Tristan resigned
director
2024-01-24
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LASEEN, Carl Fredrik appointed
director
2024-01-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-01
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NESBITT, Tristan appointed
director
2020-10-19
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MCBRIDE, Helen resigned
director
2020-10-12
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ANDREWS, Michael Patrick resigned
director
2019-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-26
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ELSMIE, Patrick Victor resigned
director
2019-06-10
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officers · AP01
2019-06-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-06-01
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IBBOTSON, David John appointed
director
2019-06-01
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ROSE-BRISTOW, Daniel Oliver appointed
director
2019-06-01
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ELSMIE, Patrick Victor appointed
director
2019-04-10
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O'LEARY, Conor resigned
director
2019-01-11
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PORCIANI, Ralph resigned
director
2019-01-11
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STARK, Marianne resigned
director
2018-07-09
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MCBRIDE, Helen appointed
director
2018-06-18
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CARTER, Stephen John resigned
director
2018-04-23
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RYAN, Frances Julia appointed
director
2018-04-06
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RYAN, Nicholas Alan resigned
director
2018-03-28
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O'LEARY, Conor appointed
director
2018-03-26
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SCOTT, David Francis George resigned
director
2018-03-20
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MURPHY, Bernard James resigned
director
2016-11-21
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CARTER, Stephen John appointed
director
2015-12-07
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ANDREWS, Michael Patrick appointed
director
2015-07-07
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PATON, Craig William resigned
director
2015-07-07
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STARK, Marianne appointed
director
2015-01-19
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SCOTT, David Francis George appointed
director
2014-08-29
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CLAVE, Marianne resigned
director
2014-08-29
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PORCIANI, Ralph appointed
director
2014-08-28
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PATON, Craig William appointed
director
2014-07-28
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TARRIDA, Jordi Enrique resigned
director
2013-10-09
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YOUNG AND PARTNERS resigned
corporate-secretary
2013-10-09
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PEREIRA, Antonio Daniel Antunes resigned
director
2013-08-07
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TAYLOR, Deborah resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 102 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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
Mrs Dorothy Margaret Welsh Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/08/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Jeremy Francis Hawkingsceased 31/07/2018· significant influence

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

Incorporated1994-07-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

1 George Square

Castle Brae

Dunfermline

Fife

KY11 8QF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-20

Last: 2026-04-06