BALLINDALLOCH CASTLE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC153020 · ltd · incorporated 1994-09-12
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-09-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-09-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2016-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-09-07➕MACPHERSON-GRANT, Guy Ewan appointeddirector
- 2015-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1998-01-09➕RUSSELL, Oliver Henry appointedsecretary
- 1998-01-09➖BURNESS SOLICITORS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1995-04-25➕RUSSELL, Clare Nancy appointeddirector
- 1995-04-25➕RUSSELL, Oliver Henry appointeddirector
- 1995-03-15➖WJB (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1994-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs BALLINDALLOCH CASTLE LIMITED
- 1994-09-12➕BURNESS SOLICITORS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-09-12➕WJB (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Clare Nancy Russell Individual · British · DOB 08/1944 · age 82 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Guy Macpherson-Grantceased 07/09/2016· 25-50% voting · significant influence
- Oliver Henry Russellceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% voting · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-09-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Ballindalloch Castle
Ballindalloch
Banffshire
AB37 9AX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last: 2025-09-09
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
RUSSELL, Oliver Henry→
Activesecretary · appointed 1998-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACPHERSON-GRANT, Guy Ewan→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-09-07
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RUSSELL, Clare Nancy→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 1995-04-25
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RUSSELL, Oliver Henry→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 1995-04-25
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BURNESS SOLICITORS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-09-12 · resigned 1998-01-09
WJB (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-09-12 · resigned 1995-03-15
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Recent filings (84 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-11-27