THE BLACK ISLE PARTNERSHIP
🌳Matureactive
SC223861 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2001-10-02
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£4.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
27 officers (4 active, 27 linked, 21 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
109 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £4,520
Net assets shrinking
Down £346 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£5k
↓ 7.1% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.5k | £4.9k |
| Current assets | £5.8k | £9.7k |
| Net assets | £4.5k | £4.9k |
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
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Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-11-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-26➕MACLEAN, Allan Douglas appointeddirector
- 2024-11-26➕THOMAS, Anne Katherine appointeddirector
- 2024-11-26➖PAREN, Julian Gerald, Dr resignedsecretary
- 2024-11-26➖BROWNE, Sinclair resigneddirector
- 2024-11-26➖PAREN, Julian Gerald, Dr resigneddirector
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-09-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-16📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-07-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-06-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-23📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-09-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-06-23➖PALMER, Jonathan Mark resignedsecretary
- 2022-06-23➕PAREN, Julian Gerald, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2022-06-23➕BROWNE, Sinclair appointeddirector
- 2022-04-23➖PALMER, Jonathan Mark resigneddirector
- 2019-07-02➕PALMER, Jonathan Mark appointedsecretary
- 2019-06-29➖SINCLAIR, Roy resignedsecretary
- 2019-06-29➖SINCLAIR, Roy Roger resigneddirector
- 2019-03-01➕PAREN, Julian Gerald, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-01-07➖FRASER, William resigneddirector
- 2018-04-27➖COLLIE, Lizbeth Reid resigneddirector
- 2018-04-21➖FRASER, Sarah resigneddirector
- 2017-11-06➕ADAM, Gordon Millen appointeddirector
- 2017-11-06➖MCCALLUM, Isabella Graham Sutherland resigneddirector
- 2016-06-27➖ALSTON, David John, Dr resigneddirector
- 2015-06-29➕COLLIE, Lizbeth Reid appointeddirector
- 2015-06-29➕FRASER, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2015-06-29➕PALMER, Jonathan Mark appointeddirector
- 2013-10-31➖BARCLAY, Roderick William resigneddirector
- 2010-06-28➖MACLEAN, Allan Douglas resignedsecretary
- 2010-06-28➕SINCLAIR, Roy appointedsecretary
- 2010-06-28➕ALSTON, David John, Dr appointeddirector
- 2010-06-28➕BARCLAY, Roderick William appointeddirector
- 2010-06-28➕MCCALLUM, Isabella Graham Sutherland appointeddirector
- 2010-06-28➕SINCLAIR, Roy Roger appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 72 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 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 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2001-10-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Drumsmittal Park Drumsmittal
North Kessock
Inverness
IV1 3XF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (4 active · 23 resigned)
ADAM, Gordon Millen→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2017-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALHEAD, Audrey Vanessa→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2001-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLEAN, Allan Douglas→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2024-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMAS, Anne Katherine→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLEAN, Allan Douglas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2010-06-28
NELSON, Joy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-10-02 · resigned 2002-07-10
PALMER, Jonathan Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-07-02 · resigned 2022-06-23
PAREN, Julian Gerald, Dr→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-06-23 · resigned 2024-11-26
SINCLAIR, Roy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-06-28 · resigned 2019-06-29
TAYLOR, William Anderson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-07-10 · resigned 2005-03-31
ALSTON, David John, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2010-06-28 · resigned 2016-06-27
BARCLAY, Roderick William→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2010-06-28 · resigned 2013-10-31
BROWNE, Sinclair→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-06-23 · resigned 2024-11-26
CAMERON, Alasdair→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2001-10-02 · resigned 2010-06-17
COLLIE, Lizbeth Reid→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-06-29 · resigned 2018-04-27
FRASER, Sarah→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-06-29 · resigned 2018-04-21
FRASER, William→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2003-01-30 · resigned 2019-01-07
LOGAN, Kathryn Alice→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2002-11-20 · resigned 2003-11-04
MACLEAN, Allan Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2001-10-02 · resigned 2010-06-17
MCCALLUM, Isabella Graham Sutherland→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2010-06-28 · resigned 2017-11-06
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Recent filings (109 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-12
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-16