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SC179159 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-09-26
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.
🔒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: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
38 officers (7 active, 38 linked, 37 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
128 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (87 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-12
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-11
    ALLAN, Patricia Frances resigned
    director
  7. 2022-09-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-09-27
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-05
    ASHDOWN, Martin Gilbert resigned
    director
  11. 2021-12-05
    MATTHEWS, Susan Helen resigned
    director
  12. 2021-03-01
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-03-01
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  14. 2021-03-01
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  15. 2021-03-01
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  16. 2020-12-16
    BULLOCH, Gordon appointed
    director
  17. 2020-12-16
    CHARMAN, Keith appointed
    director
  18. 2020-12-16
    DUNN, Claire Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2020-12-16
    ALLAN, Patricia Frances appointed
    director
  20. 2020-12-16
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    address · AD01
  21. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-12-11
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-11-08
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    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  25. 2015-11-14
    LAWSON, Ian Redgrave resigned
    director
  26. 2015-11-14
    ROBERTSON-BLACK, Magdalena resigned
    director
  27. 2015-11-14
    TURNBULL, Roy Graeme resigned
    director
  28. 2014-08-12
    SHIRREFFS, Richard Cameron resigned
    secretary
  29. 2013-11-16
    ASHDOWN, Martin Gilbert appointed
    director
  30. 2013-11-16
    MATTHEWS, Susan Helen appointed
    director
  31. 2013-11-16
    O'DONOVAN, Patricia Jane resigned
    director
  32. 2012-10-27
    ROBERTSON, Iain Aitken, Dr resigned
    director
  33. 2012-10-27
    WATSON, Robert Drennan resigned
    director
  34. 2011-10-15
    JONES, Tessa Prudence appointed
    director
  35. 2011-10-15
    O'DONOVAN, Patricia Jane appointed
    director
  36. 2011-06-21
    MILLER, Keith Francis resigned
    director
  37. 2010-11-20
    BREADEN, Glen Sutton resigned
    director
  38. 2010-11-20
    ISLES, Terence Edward, Dr resigned
    director
  39. 2010-11-20
    THOMPSON, Andrew Chadwick resigned
    director
  40. 2009-10-31
    BREADEN, Glen Sutton appointed
    director
  41. 2009-10-31
    ISLES, Terence Edward, Dr appointed
    director
  42. 2009-10-31
    ROBERTSON-BLACK, Magdalena appointed
    director
  43. 2009-10-01
    QUICK, Hilary Anne resigned
    director
  44. 2009-04-10
    CONROY, James William Hendry resigned
    director
  45. 2008-12-10
    QUICK, Hilary Anne appointed
    director
  46. 2008-09-20
    TURNBULL, Roy Graeme appointed
    director
  47. 2007-09-24
    HOLDEN, Peter resigned
    director
  48. 2007-09-23
    THOMPSON, Andrew Chadwick appointed
    director
  49. 2006-11-19
    BENN, Stuart resigned
    director
  50. 2006-11-19
    FOSTER, John resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1997-09-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Letterbea
Drumuillie Road
Boat Of Garten
PH24 3BD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (7 active · 31 resigned)

AMBROSE, John Maurice Timothy
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-02-04
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Active
BULLOCH, Gordon
director · ~76y · appointed 2020-12-16
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Active
CHARMAN, Keith
director · ~76y · appointed 2020-12-16
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Active
DUNN, Claire Elizabeth
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-12-16
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Active
GEDDES, Helen Ouida
director · ~70y · appointed 2006-02-04
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Active
JONES, Augustine Mark, Dr
director · ~74y · appointed 2000-11-25
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Active
JONES, Tessa Prudence
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-10-15
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Active
SHIRREFFS, Richard Cameron
secretary · appointed 1997-09-26 · resigned 2014-08-12
Resigned
ALLAN, Patricia Frances
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-12-16 · resigned 2022-12-11
Resigned
ANDERSON, Jennifer Mary
director · ~69y · appointed 1997-10-09 · resigned 1998-09-12
Resigned
ASHDOWN, Martin Gilbert
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-11-16 · resigned 2021-12-05
Resigned
BALHARRY, Richard
director · ~89y · appointed 1998-09-12 · resigned 2006-02-04
Resigned
BENN, Stuart
director · ~66y · appointed 1997-10-09 · resigned 2006-11-19
Resigned
BOYLE, Marion
director · ~78y · appointed 1997-10-09 · resigned 2006-02-04
Resigned
BREADEN, Glen Sutton
director · ~82y · appointed 2009-10-31 · resigned 2010-11-20
Resigned
CONROY, James William Hendry
director · ~83y · appointed 1997-10-09 · resigned 2009-04-10
Resigned
FOSTER, John
director · ~106y · appointed 1997-10-09 · resigned 2006-11-19
Resigned
HOLDEN, Peter
director · ~74y · appointed 1997-09-26 · resigned 2007-09-24
Resigned
ISLES, Terence Edward, Dr
director · ~90y · appointed 2009-10-31 · resigned 2010-11-20
Resigned
LAWSON, Ian Redgrave
director · ~98y · appointed 1997-09-26 · resigned 2015-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (128 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-01