CHARTERHOUSE GENERAL PARTNERS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC222907 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-05
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
24 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
108 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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-08
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  2. 2024-09-19
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  3. 2023-07-10
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  4. 2022-11-01
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  5. 2022-11-01
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  6. 2022-09-23
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  7. 2021-11-19
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  8. 2021-11-13
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    ALDRED, Duncan resigned
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  9. 2021-09-10
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  10. 2020-10-29
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  11. 2020-10-08
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  15. 2020-09-15
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  16. 2019-10-03
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  17. 2018-11-13
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  18. 2018-04-24
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  19. 2017-01-05
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    BONNYMAN, James Gordon resigned
    director
  20. 2014-01-01
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    BURROW, Paul Nigel appointed
    director
  21. 2014-01-01
    ➖
    DOCKERAY, William Bruce Denne resigned
    director
  22. 2012-12-31
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    WATSON, Irina appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-12-31
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    LAW, Linda May resigned
    secretary
  24. 2012-04-16
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    PLANT, Thomas Roland resigned
    director
  25. 2011-06-30
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    GIACOMOTTO, Lionel Lucien Marie appointed
    director
  26. 2011-06-30
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    PILGRIM, Roger Granville resigned
    director
  27. 2011-02-10
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    PATRICK, Thomas Spencer appointed
    director
  28. 2008-01-24
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    ARBUTHNOTT, Geoffrey James resigned
    director
  29. 2006-01-11
    ➕
    DOCKERAY, William Bruce Denne appointed
    director
  30. 2002-09-02
    ➕
    ALDRED, Duncan appointed
    director
  31. 2002-09-02
    ➕
    ARBUTHNOTT, Geoffrey James appointed
    director
  32. 2002-09-02
    ➕
    PILGRIM, Roger Granville appointed
    director
  33. 2001-12-13
    ➕
    LAW, Linda May appointed
    secretary
  34. 2001-12-13
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    BURNESS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2001-12-13
    ➕
    BONNYMAN, James Gordon appointed
    director
  36. 2001-12-13
    ➕
    PLANT, Thomas Roland appointed
    director
  37. 2001-12-13
    ➖
    BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2001-09-05
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    Company incorporated
    As CHARTERHOUSE GENERAL PARTNERS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  39. 2001-09-05
    ➕
    BURNESS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2001-09-05
    ➕
    BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)

Group structure

Charterhouse Intermediate Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Charterhouse Intermediate Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CHARTERHOUSE GENERAL PARTNERS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
This company · SC222907

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Charterhouse Intermediate Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-09-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

50 Lothian Road
Festival Square
Edinburgh
EH3 9WJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

WATSON, Irina→
secretary · appointed 2012-12-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURROW, Paul Nigel→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-01-01
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Active
GIACOMOTTO, Lionel Lucien Marie→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATRICK, Thomas Spencer→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAW, Linda May→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2012-12-31
Resigned
BURNESS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-09-05 · resigned 2001-12-13
Resigned
ALDRED, Duncan→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-09-02 · resigned 2021-11-13
Resigned
ARBUTHNOTT, Geoffrey James→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-09-02 · resigned 2008-01-24
Resigned
BONNYMAN, James Gordon→
director · ~82y · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2017-01-05
Resigned
DOCKERAY, William Bruce Denne→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-01-11 · resigned 2014-01-01
Resigned
PILGRIM, Roger Granville→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-09-02 · resigned 2011-06-30
Resigned
PLANT, Thomas Roland→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-12-13 · resigned 2012-04-16
Resigned
BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-05 · resigned 2001-12-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (108 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-11-01
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-10-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-08