NAIRN COMMUNITY & ARTS CENTRE

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SC172235 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-02-12

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 · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

25 officers (7 active, 25 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

119 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand

2026-03-16
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officers · AP01
2026-03-10
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GALBRAITH, Jemma Gilchrist appointed
director
2026-02-09
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CRUICKSHANK, Lee resigned
director
2026-02-09
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officers · TM01
2025-12-05
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accounts · AA
2024-12-16
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-08
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officers · TM01
2024-12-08
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officers · TM01
2024-12-06
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HERBERT, Jennifer Frances appointed
director
2024-12-06
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BLACKLEY, Brian resigned
director
2024-12-06
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CLARK, James Alexander Maclean resigned
director
2024-12-06
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CRUICKSHANK, Lee appointed
director
2024-12-06
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FARRELL, Daniel Sillars resigned
director
2024-12-06
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FORBES, Gordon Charles Munroe resigned
director
2023-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-01-23
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-28
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officers · AP01
2022-10-27
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FORSYTH, Alastair Gordon Milne appointed
director
2022-10-27
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BLACKLEY, Brian appointed
director
2022-05-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-10
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MCOWAN, Angela resigned
director
2022-03-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-23
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HEGGIE, Thomas Pryde resigned
director
2021-08-25
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PARK, Alexander Smith resigned
director
2020-01-19
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PIRIE, George Alexander resigned
director
2019-02-27
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FERENTH, Robert appointed
director
2019-02-27
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MCOWAN, Angela appointed
director
2017-08-11
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HEGGIE, Thomas Pryde appointed
director
2017-08-11
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MACDONALD, Elizabeth resigned
director
2017-06-23
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SAGGERS, Peter David appointed
director
2017-06-23
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GREEN, Michael Geddes resigned
director
2013-03-20
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PARK, Alexander Smith appointed
director
2012-06-25
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GREEN, Michael Geddes appointed
director
2012-06-25
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MACDONALD, Elizabeth appointed
director
2012-05-14
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FRASER, Laurie Richard resigned
director
2012-05-14
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MARSDEN, Graham Stephen Valentine resigned
director
2007-08-01
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FARRELL, Daniel Sillars appointed
director
2007-06-13
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FRASER, Laurie Richard appointed
director
2007-06-13
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MARSDEN, Graham Stephen Valentine appointed
director
2004-12-15
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BROWN, David Jasper resigned
director
2004-05-17
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PIRIE, George Alexander appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 64 events

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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 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

Incorporated1997-02-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

Nairn Community Centre

King Street

Nairn

IV12 4BQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-25

Last: 2026-02-11