EILEAN BAN TRUST
🌳Matureactive
SC189729 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-09-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Museum activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)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
37 officers (6 active, 37 linked, 31 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
126 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
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Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (86 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-21➕DAWBER, Julia Allison appointeddirector
- 2023-11-21➕DAWBER, Stewart William appointeddirector
- 2023-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-25➖DAVIES, Jocelyn Hugh resigneddirector
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-14➖MCLEISH, David resigneddirector
- 2022-06-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-16➖MUCKLOW, Patricia Ethol Mary resigneddirector
- 2022-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-03➕TAYLOR, Sara Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-01-03➕MCLEISH, David appointeddirector
- 2021-11-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-09➖LOVE, Louise, Doctor resigneddirector
- 2019-07-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-29➖BUTTERLY, Kevin Anthony Mark resigneddirector
- 2016-11-22➕BUTTERLY, Kevin Anthony Mark appointeddirector
- 2016-10-22➖BARON, Matthew Charles resigneddirector
- 2015-03-10➕TAYLOR, Michael Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2015-01-13➕BARON, Matthew Charles appointeddirector
- 2015-01-13➕LOVE, Louise, Doctor appointeddirector
- 2015-01-13➖SCOTT, Margaret Smith resigneddirector
- 2014-09-01➖SUPPER, Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2013-09-20➖BROWETT, Rachel Paula resigneddirector
- 2012-03-21➖BENNON, Emma Naomi resigneddirector
- 2011-01-18➕BENNON, Emma Naomi appointeddirector
- 2010-12-31➖ADAMSON, John Gordon, Dr resigneddirector
- 2010-09-01➕SUPPER, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2009-11-01➕MACE, Julia appointedsecretary
- 2009-11-01➖DAVIES, Jocelyn Hugh resignedsecretary
- 2009-11-01➖MCVICAR, Margaret Jamieson Robertson resigneddirector
- 2008-10-10➕MACE, Julia appointeddirector
- 2008-07-24➕BROWETT, Rachel Paula appointeddirector
- 2008-04-11➖CAMPBELL, Jeanette resigneddirector
- 2006-09-06➖TAYLOR, Michael Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 2006-05-16➕SCOTT, Margaret Smith appointeddirector
- 2006-02-02➕DAVIES, Jocelyn Hugh appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-25➖MACRAE, John Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2006-01-25➖MACRAE, John Andrew resigneddirector
- 2005-08-31➖ARNOLD, Suzanne Adeline resigneddirector
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Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Active · Leisure & entertainment · IV postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALEDONIAN CONCEPTS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC310846 · est 2006 | £393.3k £305.9k–£480.7k | — | — | 400 | 19y | 81 | 68y |
| DORNOCH AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION→ SC375856 · est 2010 | — | — | £346.7k | — | 16y | 83 | 84y |
| HIGHLAND GLIDING CLUB LIMITED→ SC155807 · est 1995 | — | — | £218.2k | — | 31y | 83 | 71y |
| THE MORAY SOCIETY→ SC106529 · est 1987 | — | — | — | 300 | 38y | 83 | 80y |
| THE TARBAT COMMUNITY HALL GROUP→ SC249708 · est 2003 | — | — | £142.0k | — | 22y | 83 | 75y |
| ELGIN KART RACEWAY & ACTIVITY CENTRE LIMITED→ SC337383 · est 2008 | — | — | £3.5k | — | 18y | 82 | 74y |
| APPLECROSS HISTORICAL SOCIETY→ SC208619 · est 2000 | — | — | — | 0 | 25y | 81 | 80y |
| AULDEARN COMMUNITY TRUST→ SC229632 · est 2002 | — | — | £69.3k | — | 24y | 81 | 82y |
| AULTBEA REGENERATION COMPANY→ SC352697 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | 81 | 78y |
| DANCE NORTH SCOTLAND C.I.C.→ SC260642 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | 81 | 73y |
| FINDHORN VILLAGE HERITAGE COMPANY→ SC132026 · est 1991 | — | — | £105.0k | — | 34y | 81 | 83y |
| GLENFINNAN STATION MUSEUM LTD→ SC310896 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 3 | 19y | 81 | 77y |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1998-09-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities
Registered office
Westlea
Kyleakin
Isle Of Skye
IV41 8PH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-07
Last: 2025-09-23
Officers (6 active · 31 resigned)
Active
DAWBER, Julia Allison→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-11-21
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DAWBER, Stewart William→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2023-11-21
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Active
TAYLOR, Michael Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~87y · appointed 2015-03-10
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TAYLOR, Sara Louise→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-01-03
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BURNHAM, Eileen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-09-24 · resigned 2002-11-01
DAVIES, Jocelyn Hugh→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-02-02 · resigned 2009-11-01
MACKENZIE, Derek→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-09-25 · resigned 1999-09-07
MACRAE, John Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-25 · resigned 2006-01-25
ROBSON, Caroline Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-09-07 · resigned 2002-09-20
ADAMSON, John Gordon, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1998-12-08 · resigned 2010-12-31
ARNOLD, Suzanne Adeline→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2004-05-24 · resigned 2005-08-31
BARON, Matthew Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2015-01-13 · resigned 2016-10-22
BENNON, Emma Naomi→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2011-01-18 · resigned 2012-03-21
BROWETT, Rachel Paula→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-07-24 · resigned 2013-09-20
BUTTERLY, Kevin Anthony Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-11-22 · resigned 2018-04-29
CAMPBELL, Jeanette→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2004-05-06 · resigned 2008-04-11
DAVIES, Jocelyn Hugh→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2004-05-06 · resigned 2023-09-25
LOVE, Louise, Doctor→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2015-01-13 · resigned 2019-07-09
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Recent filings (126 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-04