SCOT MOUNTAIN HOLIDAYS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC247905 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-16

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

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

🔒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: Tour operator activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-08-28
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2022-09-16
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2020-05-22
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2014-05-08
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2003-04-28
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FIELD, Rebecca Marie Joanna appointed
secretary
2003-04-28
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BATEMAN, Andrew Stephen appointed
director
2003-04-28
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FIELD, Rebecca Marie Joanna appointed
director
2003-04-25
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2003-04-25
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2003-04-16
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Company incorporated
As SCOT MOUNTAIN HOLIDAYS LIMITED
2003-04-16
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
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2003-04-16
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Rebecca Marie Joanna Field Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Stephen Bateman Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-04-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

Fraoch Lodge, Deshar Road

Boat Of Garten

Inverness-Shire

Scotland

PH24 3BN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last: 2026-05-17

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FIELD, Rebecca Marie Joanna→

secretary · appointed 2003-04-28

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Active

BATEMAN, Andrew Stephen→

director · ~58y · appointed 2003-04-28

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FIELD, Rebecca Marie Joanna→

director · ~58y · appointed 2003-04-28

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Active

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2003-04-25

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2003-04-25

Resigned

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