BURGHEAD AMENITIES ASSOCIATION

🌳Matureactive

SC222370 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2001-08-21

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£127.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -40% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

25 officers (2 active, 25 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

105 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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 £127,147

Cash YoY

-40%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£12k

↓ 40% YoY

Net Worth

£127k

↑ 6.1% YoY

Current Assets

£12k

↓ 50% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£127.1k	£119.8k
Current assets	£12.2k	£24.6k
Cash	£12.2k	£20.3k
Debtors	—	£4.3k
Net assets	£127.1k	£119.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2026-02-25
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accounts · AA
2025-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-16
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officers · AP01
2023-05-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-11
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BENSON, Jane appointed
director
2023-05-11
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FINLAYSON, Richard resigned
director
2023-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-11
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RICHARDSON, Philip William resigned
director
2022-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-01
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MEGSON, Joan Barbara, Dr resigned
director
2021-07-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-29
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RICHARDSON, Philip William appointed
director
2021-01-28
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MACQUEEN, Archibald Duncan resigned
director
2020-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-09-11
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GLOYER, Hilary Ann resigned
director
2017-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-08-24
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MCLEOD, Mhairi resigned
director
2016-07-29
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FINLAYSON, Richard resigned
director
2016-07-28
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MACQUEEN, Archibald Duncan appointed
director
2016-07-28
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OKIE, Christy Guenther resigned
director
2014-06-03
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GLOYER, Hilary Ann appointed
director
2014-06-03
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MEGSON, Joan Barbara, Dr appointed
director
2014-06-03
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OKIE, Christy Guenther appointed
director
2013-03-04
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DUNCAN, Emma Gelis resigned
secretary
2011-09-02
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DUNCAN, Emma Gelis resigned
director
2011-09-01
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CAMPBELL, Isobelle Macleod resigned
director
2010-05-20
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FINLAYSON, Richard appointed
director
2010-05-20
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FINLAYSON, Richard appointed
director
2010-05-20
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O'DRISCOLL, Jennifer resigned
director
2010-05-01
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FOSTER, John Owen resigned
director
2009-08-27
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BLACK, Anne-Marie Marie resigned
director
2009-08-27
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CARSON, Sharon Jayne resigned
director
2009-08-27
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HOLBROOK, Harry resigned
director
2008-05-28
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GORDON, John Stewart resigned
director
2008-05-08
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DUNCAN, Emma Gelis appointed
secretary
2008-05-08
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HOLBROOK, Harry resigned
secretary
2008-05-08
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BEWER, Erdmute resigned
director
2008-05-08
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BLACK, Anne-Marie Marie appointed
director
2008-05-08
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BREWER, John Thomas resigned
director
2008-05-08
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CARSON, Sharon Jayne appointed
director
2008-05-08
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DUNCAN, Emma Gelis appointed
director
2008-05-08
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FOSTER, John Owen appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 66 events

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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

Incorporated2001-08-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

44 Forteath Street

Burghead

Moray

IV30 5XF

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-04

Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (2 active · 23 resigned)

BENSON, Jane→

director · ~69y · appointed 2023-05-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

STEWART, Angela Lesley→

director · ~68y · appointed 2007-05-08

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Active

DUNCAN, Emma Gelis→

secretary · appointed 2008-05-08 · resigned 2013-03-04

Resigned

HOLBROOK, Harry→

secretary · appointed 2006-06-15 · resigned 2008-05-08

Resigned

MCKNOCKITER, Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 2005-05-06 · resigned 2006-06-15

Resigned

MILLAR, Catherine Flint→

secretary · appointed 2001-08-21 · resigned 2005-05-06

Resigned

BEWER, Erdmute→

director · ~83y · appointed 2006-06-15 · resigned 2008-05-08

Resigned

BLACK, Anne-Marie Marie→

director · ~48y · appointed 2008-05-08 · resigned 2009-08-27

Resigned

BREWER, John Thomas→

director · ~86y · appointed 2006-10-12 · resigned 2008-05-08

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Isobelle Macleod→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-05-08 · resigned 2011-09-01

Resigned

CARSON, Sharon Jayne→

director · ~58y · appointed 2008-05-08 · resigned 2009-08-27

Resigned

DUNCAN, Emma Gelis→

director · ~55y · appointed 2008-05-08 · resigned 2011-09-02

Resigned

FINLAYSON, Richard→

director · ~48y · appointed 2010-05-20 · resigned 2016-07-29

Resigned

FINLAYSON, Richard→

director · ~48y · appointed 2010-05-20 · resigned 2023-05-11

Resigned

FOSTER, John Owen→

director · ~82y · appointed 2008-05-08 · resigned 2010-05-01

Resigned

GLOYER, Hilary Ann→

director · ~87y · appointed 2014-06-03 · resigned 2018-09-11

Resigned

GORDON, John Stewart→

director · ~79y · appointed 2003-01-29 · resigned 2008-05-28

Resigned

HOLBROOK, Harry→

director · ~68y · appointed 2007-05-08 · resigned 2009-08-27

Resigned

MACQUEEN, Archibald Duncan→

director · ~66y · appointed 2016-07-28 · resigned 2021-01-28

Resigned

MCLEOD, Mhairi→

director · ~67y · appointed 2001-08-21 · resigned 2017-08-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (105 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-19

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-09-14

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-05-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-05-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-05-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-03-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-07-01