OUTDOOR ACCESS TRUST FOR SCOTLAND

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SC186301 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-06-01

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

🔒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: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 2.0y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

30 officers (6 active, 30 linked, 28 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

139 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (78 events)Click to expand

2025-12-08
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2025-07-31
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2024-11-15
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2024-11-13
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MAIN, Paul John appointed
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2024-11-07
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LC SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2024-11-07
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2024-05-15
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Highland Council
2024-05-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Highland Council
2024-01-16
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2023-12-04
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2023-11-08
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2023-11-08
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2023-09-12
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2023-08-31
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HUNTER, Alison Janet resigned
director
2023-06-01
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CRANE, Peter David appointed
director
2023-01-24
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HOGBEN, Christine appointed
director
2023-01-05
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2022-06-16
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2022-06-16
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2022-05-31
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BUCHAN, Charles Cummin resigned
director
2022-05-31
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MOFFETT, Ian Weatherston resigned
director
2021-11-08
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2021-10-19
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2021-06-24
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2021-06-16
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CAMERON, David Fraser resigned
director
2019-10-31
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BUCHAN, Charles Cummin appointed
director
2018-12-14
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BLACKETT, Geva Charlotte Caroline, Councillor resigned
director
2018-09-20
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BLACKETT, Geva Charlotte Caroline, Councillor appointed
director
2018-06-14
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BRYERS, Keith Simpson appointed
director
2018-03-22
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JOHNSON, Paul Ernest resigned
director
2018-02-02
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WITHEY, Robert Simon resigned
director
2017-06-28
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WITHEY, Robert Simon appointed
director
2016-12-31
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FARQUHAR, Katrina Anne resigned
director
2016-12-01
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HUNTER, Alison Janet appointed
director
2016-05-13
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HUTCHEON, Gregor William resigned
director
2015-12-03
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BRYDEN, Duncan Mackenzie appointed
director
2015-12-03
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KINNAIRD, Bob resigned
director
2014-06-12
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MOFFETT, Ian Weatherston appointed
director
2013-09-19
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ROBERTS, Jeremy resigned
director
2013-08-01
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FARQUHAR, Katrina Anne appointed
director
2013-08-01
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HUMPHREY, James Malcolm Marcus resigned
director
2013-03-14
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KINNAIRD, Bob appointed
director
2013-03-14
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MACKAY, Peter resigned
director
2011-02-22
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HUTCHEON, Gregor William 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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 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

Incorporated1998-06-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Henderson Loggie Llp The Vision Building

20 Greenmarket

Dundee

DD1 4QB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-15

Last: 2025-06-01