CLATT AULD KIRK

🌳Matureactive
SC161856 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1995-11-24
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
  • · Hygiene score: 82 → 77
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

  • ·Investment thesis: well_run_hard_buy → unclassified
  • ↓Hygiene score: 82 → 77
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (4 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-01
    ➖
    FORBES, Alexander Duff resigned
    director
  3. 2026-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-01
    ➖
    RHODES, Lachlan, Captain resigned
    secretary
  7. 2024-04-01
    ➖
    RHODES, Lachlan, Captain resigned
    director
  8. 2024-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-04-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2023-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-12-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-11-30
    ➖
    BEVERLY, William Alexander resigned
    director
  19. 2019-11-30
    ➖
    MUIRDEN, Duncan resigned
    director
  20. 2019-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2012-05-06
    ➖
    PETRIE, Arthur resigned
    director
  23. 2008-03-30
    ➖
    PETRIE, James resigned
    director
  24. 2007-10-20
    ➕
    FORBES, Alexander Duff appointed
    director
  25. 2007-09-12
    ➕
    REID, Edward Peter appointed
    director
  26. 2007-09-12
    ➕
    BEVERLY, William Alexander appointed
    director
  27. 2004-11-20
    ➕
    MUIRDEN, Brain James appointed
    director
  28. 2004-11-20
    ➕
    SMITH, Leslie Alexander Douglas appointed
    director
  29. 2004-03-08
    ➖
    ROGERS, David Charles resigned
    director
  30. 2003-02-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Scottish Ministers
  31. 2002-08-15
    ➖
    ANDERSON, James resigned
    director
  32. 1996-08-16
    ➖
    BURNETT & REID resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 1995-11-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLATT AULD KIRK
  34. 1995-11-24
    ➕
    WILSON, William Stuart appointed
    director
  35. 1995-11-24
    ➕
    RHODES, Lachlan, Captain appointed
    secretary
  36. 1995-11-24
    ➕
    BURNETT & REID appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 1995-11-24
    ➕
    ANDERSON, James appointed
    director
  38. 1995-11-24
    ➕
    MUIRDEN, Duncan appointed
    director
  39. 1995-11-24
    ➕
    PETRIE, Arthur appointed
    director
  40. 1995-11-24
    ➕
    PETRIE, James appointed
    director
  41. 1995-11-24
    ➕
    RHODES, Lachlan, Captain appointed
    director
  42. 1995-11-24
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Alastair Ogston appointed
    director
  43. 1995-11-24
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Alastair Ogston resigned
    director
  44. 1995-11-24
    ➕
    ROGERS, David Charles appointed
    director

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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 71 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 31 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Muirden
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 05/1957 · age 69
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-11-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Registered office

Newton
Clatt
Huntly
AB54 4PE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (4 active · 11 resigned)

MUIRDEN, Brain James→
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-11-20
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Active
REID, Edward Peter→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-09-12
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Active
SMITH, Leslie Alexander Douglas→
director · ~71y · appointed 2004-11-20
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Active
WILSON, William Stuart→
director · ~68y · appointed 1995-11-24
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Active
RHODES, Lachlan, Captain→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-24 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned
BURNETT & REID→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1995-11-24 · resigned 1996-08-16
Resigned
ANDERSON, James→
director · ~113y · appointed 1995-11-24 · resigned 2002-08-15
Resigned
BEVERLY, William Alexander→
director · ~86y · appointed 2007-09-12 · resigned 2019-11-30
Resigned
FORBES, Alexander Duff→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-10-20 · resigned 2026-05-01
Resigned
MUIRDEN, Duncan→
director · ~97y · appointed 1995-11-24 · resigned 2019-11-30
Resigned
PETRIE, Arthur→
director · ~102y · appointed 1995-11-24 · resigned 2012-05-06
Resigned
PETRIE, James→
director · ~95y · appointed 1995-11-24 · resigned 2008-03-30
Resigned
RHODES, Lachlan, Captain→
director · ~76y · appointed 1995-11-24 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Alastair Ogston→
director · ~80y · appointed 1995-11-24 · resigned 1995-11-24
Resigned
ROGERS, David Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 1995-11-24 · resigned 2004-03-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Scottish Ministers
Standard security1 property28/02/2003—
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Recent filings (106 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24