SKYE & LOCHALSH CITIZEN'S ADVICE BUREAU

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SC229160 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-03-14

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£127.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

52 officers (7 active, 52 linked, 47 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

159 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £127,894

Net assets shrinking

Down £22,137 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£128k

↓ 15% YoY

Current Assets

£127k

↓ 15% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£127.9k	£150.0k
Current assets	£127.3k	£149.3k
Net assets	£127.9k	£150.0k

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

• 6 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (119 events)Click to expand

2026-04-13
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2026-04-13
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2026-04-12
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2026-04-10
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2026-04-10
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officers · CH01
2026-04-10
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officers · TM01
2026-03-31
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BAILEY, Barbara resigned
director
2025-11-03
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accounts · AA
2024-12-04
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accounts · AA
2024-09-25
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LANKSTON, Louise Eilidh, Dr appointed
director
2024-09-25
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PYBUS, Edward Norman Charles appointed
director
2024-09-25
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BAILEY, Barbara appointed
director
2024-09-25
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DUNWORTH, Michael Patrick resigned
director
2024-09-25
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2024-08-08
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MACLEOD, Calum Fraser, Cllr resigned
director
2024-08-08
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officers · TM01
2024-04-08
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officers · TM01
2024-04-03
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WALLACE, Lindsay resigned
director
2023-12-15
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officers · AP01
2023-11-29
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WALLACE, Lindsay appointed
director
2023-10-09
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accounts · AA
2023-08-10
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officers · TM01
2023-08-03
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HILL, Ron resigned
director
2023-05-04
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officers · TM01
2023-05-02
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MCIVOR, Iain Ivor Campbell resigned
director
2023-01-11
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officers · CH01
2022-10-17
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accounts · AA
2022-10-05
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2022-09-21
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FINLAYSON, John Duncan appointed
director
2022-04-20
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MACDONALD, Catherine resigned
director
2021-11-10
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TURKINGTON, Joan Forrest resigned
director
2020-09-16
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DUNWORTH, Michael Patrick resigned
secretary
2020-09-16
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MACLEOD, Calum Fraser, Cllr appointed
director
2020-07-27
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OWEN, David John resigned
director
2019-12-18
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BRUCE, Jennifer Ann appointed
director
2019-12-18
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MACDONALD, John Clarke appointed
director
2019-12-18
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RANNER, Markus appointed
director
2019-03-25
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VAN RUITENBEEK, Diane Susan resigned
director
2017-11-20
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VAN RUITENBEEK, Diane Susan appointed
director
2017-09-14
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DUNWORTH, Michael Patrick appointed
secretary
2017-07-12
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MACDONALD, Ronald appointed
director
2017-07-12
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RENWICK, Ian resigned
director
2017-04-10
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HARRINGTON, Gillian resigned
director
2016-07-20
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HARRINGTON, Gillian appointed
director
2016-07-20
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HILL, Ron appointed
director
2016-07-20
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OWEN, David John appointed
director
2016-02-11
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PARKER, Alan James Matear Alan resigned
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Incorporated2002-03-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Green

Portree

Isle Of Skye

IV51 9BT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-12

Last: 2026-03-29