HISTORIC CHURCHES SCOTLAND

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SC162884 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-01-25

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 23.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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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 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). 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 23.8y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 23.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (7 active, 22 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

121 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2025-11-19
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2025-01-31
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2025-01-24
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2025-01-21
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DAVIDSON, Ian Mitchell appointed
director
2024-07-31
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officers · CH01
2024-07-31
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officers · CH01
2024-07-31
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officers · CH01
2024-03-19
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officers · TM01
2024-03-15
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DUNCAN, Isla resigned
director
2024-03-12
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officers · TM01
2024-03-08
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RICHARDSON, John Stuart, Revd. Canon Professor resigned
director
2023-07-26
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accounts · AA
2022-07-21
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officers · TM01
2022-07-18
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BENNETT, Anthony resigned
director
2022-06-01
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accounts · AA
2021-08-04
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accounts · AA
2021-02-16
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officers · CH03
2021-02-12
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accounts · AA
2021-02-11
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officers · TM01
2020-12-04
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WITHEY, Kyle Matthew resigned
director
2019-08-13
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2019-01-21
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2017-08-25
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SIMPSON, James Walter Thorburn, Dr resigned
director
2017-04-12
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KENNY, Christopher Charles appointed
director
2017-04-12
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BENNETT, Anthony appointed
director
2017-04-12
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DUNCAN, Isla appointed
director
2017-04-12
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WITHEY, Kyle Matthew appointed
director
2016-02-10
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DOUGLAS HOME, Lavinia Caroline, Lady resigned
director
2016-02-10
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GILL, Brian, The Right Honourable Lord resigned
director
2014-08-25
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CUNLIFFE, Jocelyn Mary appointed
director
2013-03-17
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NEIL, Margaret Stirling Palmer resigned
director
2013-02-27
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MCCARTER, Ann Iestyn resigned
director
2011-09-15
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RICHARDSON, John Stuart, Revd. Canon Professor appointed
director
2011-01-27
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EVETTS, Robin Dennis Alexander, Dr appointed
director
2011-01-27
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CONBOY, William Morgan resigned
director
2009-08-16
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INGLIS, John Fletcher resigned
director
2009-08-16
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SIMPSON, James Walter Thorburn, Dr appointed
director
2007-02-22
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INGLIS, John Fletcher appointed
director
2004-11-25
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NEIL, Margaret Stirling Palmer appointed
director
2004-09-23
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MCKINSTRY, Sam, Professor resigned
director
2004-09-23
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WALKER, Frank Arneil, Professor Emeritus resigned
director
2003-10-30
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CONBOY, William Morgan appointed
director
2002-08-12
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Lender: The Scottish Ministers
2002-02-28
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MCCARTER, Ann Iestyn appointed
director
2001-09-21
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MCKINSTRY, Sam, Professor appointed
director
1999-11-09
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COLLISON-OWEN, Victoria Elizabeth appointed
secretary
1999-11-09
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MIRANDA, Alexandra Margaret resigned
secretary
1997-04-01
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DURHAM, Jane Mary Stow resigned
director
1996-01-31
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DOUGLAS HOME, Lavinia Caroline, Lady appointed
director
1996-01-31
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WALKER, Frank Arneil, Professor Emeritus appointed
director

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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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1996-01-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Registered office

15 North Bank Street

Edinburgh

EH1 2LP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-08

Last: 2026-01-25