THE BIGGAR ALBION FOUNDATION LIMITED

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SC214838 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-01-17

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 15.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£462.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Archives activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

91020Museum activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.2y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 15.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

32 officers (10 active, 32 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

118 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £462,682

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£55k

Net Worth

£463k

Current Assets

£60k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Total assets	£463.3k
Current assets	£60.4k
Cash	£55.4k
Debtors	£2.7k
Net assets	£462.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand

2025-11-28
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officers · AP01
2025-11-02
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officers · AP01
2025-10-19
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AFFLECK, Ian George appointed
director
2025-10-19
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SIBBALD, David Drummond appointed
director
2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-06
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
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officers · AP01
2024-10-22
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mortgage · MR04
2024-10-22
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-10-20
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DODS, Jennifer Mcdonald appointed
director
2024-08-29
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officers · AP01
2024-08-26
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HUFFER, Jonathan Paul appointed
director
2024-07-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-25
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officers · AP01
2024-07-25
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officers · AP03
2024-07-25
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officers · TM02
2024-07-21
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FLEMING, Malcolm appointed
secretary
2024-07-21
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FLEMING, Malcolm appointed
director
2024-07-21
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MCGHIE, Coleenjane resigned
secretary
2023-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
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officers · TM01
2023-04-08
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FLEMING, Malcolm Gilchrist resigned
director
2023-02-02
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-01-31
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accounts · AA
2023-01-21
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officers · TM01
2023-01-21
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officers · TM01
2023-01-14
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HAMILTON, John Mckendrick resigned
director
2023-01-14
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MAXWELL, Henrietta Kennedy resigned
director
2022-04-20
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officers · AP01
2022-04-10
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PATE, Alastair Iain appointed
director
2020-10-01
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MARSHALL, Peter Gavin resigned
director
2020-01-06
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MORTON, Alan John resigned
director
2019-10-27
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DUNCAN, Blane resigned
director
2019-10-27
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FLEMING, Malcolm Gilchrist appointed
director
2019-06-29
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FARRALL, Mark William resigned
director
2018-01-07
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MARSHALL, Peter Gavin appointed
director
2016-10-23
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FARRALL, Mark William appointed
director
2016-09-01
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MCGHIE, Coleenjane appointed
director
2015-05-05
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WHITE, Maurice Leslie resigned
director
2014-12-14
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CLARKSON, Alexander Noble resigned
director
2012-12-02
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MCGHIE, Coleenjane appointed
secretary
2012-12-02
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MOSS, Ellen resigned
secretary
2012-12-02
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DUNCAN, Blane appointed
director
2012-11-02
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MORTON, Alan John appointed
director
2011-03-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Robert Wilson Menzies Durward
2010-01-08
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WATSON, Walter Noble resigned
director
2009-06-30
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JONES, Peter Franklyn resigned
director
2009-06-23
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ADAMS, Paul Philip resigned
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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

Incorporated2001-01-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC91012 — Archives activities

Registered office

19 North Back Road

Biggar

ML12 6EJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last: 2026-01-17