THE AYR ARK

🌳Matureactive

SC235453 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-08-16

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

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

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (6 active, 19 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

84 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2025-10-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-20
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LINDSAY, Janice Margaret resigned
director
2024-09-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-29
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LINDSAY, Janice Margaret appointed
director
2023-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-01
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CRAIG, Sally Anne appointed
director
2022-09-28
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HENDRIE, Brian, Rev appointed
director
2022-09-28
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PHILLIPS, John Charles resigned
director
2022-09-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-01-15
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LINDSAY, James Maxwell resigned
director
2020-08-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-01
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CLARKSON, David Andrew, Rev resigned
director
2020-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
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GROVES, Christopher Richard resigned
director
2020-03-20
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STOTT, Rory Brian, Rev resigned
director
2020-03-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-11-20
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HUNTER, Hugh Ritchie appointed
director
2017-11-20
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MACKAY, Malcolm Iain appointed
director
2017-11-20
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CLARKSON, David Andrew, Rev appointed
director
2017-11-20
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MEALYEA, Henry Bell, Reverend resigned
director
2017-11-20
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PHILLIPS, John Charles appointed
director
2017-11-20
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STOTT, Rory Brian, Rev appointed
director
2011-03-01
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LYNN, Robert, Rev resigned
director
2007-07-02
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GIBBS, Patrick Michael resigned
director
2007-06-13
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GROVES, Christopher Richard appointed
director
2005-09-02
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WALKER, John appointed
secretary
2005-09-02
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LINDSAY, James Maxwell resigned
secretary
2004-02-17
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WALKER, John appointed
director
2004-02-17
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MEALYEA, Henry Bell, Reverend appointed
director
2004-01-15
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MOWAT, William James Martin resigned
director
2002-08-16
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Company incorporated
As THE AYR ARK
2002-08-16
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LINDSAY, James Maxwell appointed
secretary
2002-08-16
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-08-16
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-08-16
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GIBBS, Patrick Michael appointed
director
2002-08-16
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LINDSAY, James Maxwell appointed
director
2002-08-16
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LYNN, Robert, Rev appointed
director
2002-08-16
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MOWAT, William James Martin appointed
director
2002-08-16
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-08-16
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

Incorporated2002-08-16

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

4 Wellington Square

Ayr

South Ayrshire

KA7 1EN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-30

Last: 2025-08-16