DUNLOP MILLENNIUM WOODLAND NATURE PARK
🌳Matureactive
SC197819 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-07-05
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 91). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,151
Net assets shrinking
Down £191 YoY
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 3.9% YoY
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.2k | £3.3k |
| Cash | £3.2k | £3.3k |
| Net assets | £3.2k | £3.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-17➖PORTER, Alan George resigneddirector
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-08-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-08-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-08➕KERR, Lynn Dinwoodie appointeddirector
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-09-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-09-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-09-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-17➖HOWIE, Thomas James resigneddirector
- 2019-03-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-03-19➕THOMSON, David Leitch appointeddirector
- 2019-03-19➖BORTHWICK, Alan Charles resignedsecretary
- 2016-02-05➕PORTER, Alan George appointeddirector
- 1999-07-05🏢Company incorporatedAs DUNLOP MILLENNIUM WOODLAND NATURE PARK
- 1999-07-05➕HAMILTON, Hugh Reynolds appointeddirector
- 1999-07-05➕BORTHWICK, Alan Charles appointedsecretary
- 1999-07-05➕HOWIE, Thomas James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1999-07-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC91040 — Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities
Registered office
48 Saint Vincent Street
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G2 5HS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
HAMILTON, Hugh Reynolds→
Activedirector · ~91y · appointed 1999-07-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KERR, Lynn Dinwoodie→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2021-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMSON, David Leitch→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2019-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BORTHWICK, Alan Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-07-05 · resigned 2019-03-19
HOWIE, Thomas James→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1999-07-05 · resigned 2019-08-17
PORTER, Alan George→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2016-02-05 · resigned 2025-09-17
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Recent filings (71 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-08-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-04