THE LONGHOPE LIFEBOAT MUSEUM TRUST

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SC221034 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2001-07-09

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£54.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

29 officers (9 active, 29 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

89 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £54,127

Net assets shrinking

Down £17,099 YoY

Cash YoY

-21%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£53k

↓ 21% YoY

Net Worth

£54k

↓ 24% YoY

Current Assets

£55k

↓ 20% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£54.1k	£71.2k
Current assets	£55.4k	£69.6k
Cash	£53.4k	£67.9k
Debtors	£885	£874
Net assets	£54.1k	£71.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand

2025-09-28
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2024-09-30
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2024-08-29
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2024-08-29
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2024-07-31
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BUDGE, Angus Steven resigned
director
2024-07-31
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HEDDLE, Angus Gordon resigned
director
2023-09-28
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accounts · AA
2023-09-19
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2023-09-19
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2023-09-19
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officers · TM02
2022-12-30
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2022-05-31
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HARRIS, Mary appointed
secretary
2022-05-31
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HARRIS, Mary appointed
director
2022-05-31
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HALL, Peter Lindsay resigned
secretary
2021-12-23
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2020-12-31
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2020-08-24
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2020-08-24
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2020-08-24
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2020-02-13
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TAYLOR, George Alexander resigned
director
2019-11-21
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2019-11-21
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2019-11-21
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2019-10-09
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2019-10-08
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DOBRZYNSKI, Andrew appointed
director
2019-10-08
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FELLOWS, Andrew William appointed
director
2019-10-08
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MACKINNON, Alan appointed
director
2019-05-31
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LANCASTER, William Osbert resigned
director
2016-12-31
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JOHNSTON, Michael resigned
director
2013-12-31
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FIRTH, Erlend Flett resigned
director
2013-05-17
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TRICKETT, Anthony Robert, Dr resigned
director
2012-09-10
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BUDGE, John Curtis resigned
director
2012-09-10
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HEDDLE, Lorna Mary resigned
director
2012-02-18
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LANCASTER, William Osbert appointed
director
2011-09-14
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BATES, Colin appointed
director
2011-09-14
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BATES, Maureen Phyllis appointed
director
2011-09-14
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DEMPSEY, Keith resigned
director
2011-09-14
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GRIEVE, Elizabeth Elaine resigned
director
2011-09-14
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GROAT, James Foster resigned
director
2011-09-14
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MCFADYEN, Ian Charles resigned
director
2011-09-14
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MOWAT, John Alexander resigned
director
2006-05-26
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HALL, Peter Lindsay appointed
secretary
2006-05-25
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DAVIDSON, Ian George resigned
secretary
2004-10-27
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HERD, Georgette resigned
director
2004-10-27
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NORQUOY, Arnot Alexander resigned
director
2004-07-21
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HALL, Peter Lindsay appointed
director
2003-07-19
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GRIEVE, Elizabeth Elaine appointed
director
2002-11-01
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HERD, Georgette appointed
director
2002-11-01
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JOHNSTON, Michael appointed
director
2002-06-30
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DEMPSEY, Keith appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 68 events

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

-8 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 74 — 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 74 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 25 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

Incorporated2001-07-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Registered office

1 Castle Street

Kirkwall

Orkney

KW15 1HD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-23

Last: 2025-07-09