FRIENDS OF THE HOY KIRK

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SC253642 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-08-01

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 20.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

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

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Likely focused on preserving and promoting the historic Hoy Kirk in Orkney, Scotland, this organisation probably manages heritage and cultural activities around the church, including arts programming, creative events, and museum-style visitor engagement tied to the site's religious and community significance.

Primary activity: Performing arts

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90030Artistic creation
91020Museum activities
94910Activities of religious organisations

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.3y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 20.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

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

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

42 officers (11 active, 42 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

135 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (95 events)Click to expand

2025-12-12
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2025-08-27
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officers · AP01
2025-08-25
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STOCKAN, James appointed
director
2025-08-04
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officers · TM01
2025-08-04
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2025-08-04
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officers · TM01
2025-07-23
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CLARK, Evelyn Avril resigned
director
2025-07-23
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CLARK, Jeffrey resigned
director
2025-07-21
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THOMSON, Magnus Olaf resigned
director
2024-08-05
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officers · AP01
2024-08-05
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officers · AP01
2024-08-03
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officers · TM01
2024-08-03
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officers · TM01
2024-07-27
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BULMER, Ronald resigned
director
2024-07-27
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THOMSON, Helen Elizabeth resigned
director
2024-06-26
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accounts · AA
2024-04-26
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TRAFFORD, Andrew, Committee Member appointed
director
2024-04-24
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TRAFFORD, Louise, Committee Member appointed
director
2023-12-23
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accounts · AA
2022-10-17
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accounts · AA
2022-08-03
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officers · AP01
2022-08-03
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officers · TM01
2022-07-29
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CLARK, Dawn appointed
director
2022-07-29
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THOMSON, Rachel resigned
director
2021-09-07
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accounts · AA
2021-08-04
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2021-08-04
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officers · AP01
2021-08-04
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officers · TM01
2021-08-04
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officers · TM01
2021-08-04
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officers · CH03
2021-07-30
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BESANT, Mabel Jane appointed
director
2021-07-30
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THOMSON, Olivia appointed
director
2021-07-30
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RENDALL, Dorothy Anne resigned
director
2021-07-30
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THOMSON, Keith Douglas resigned
director
2019-10-04
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TALBOT, Iain Thomas appointed
secretary
2019-10-04
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THOMSON, Helen Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2018-09-07
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CLARK, Fay appointed
director
2018-09-07
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THOMSON, Helen Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2018-09-07
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THOMSON, Olivia Jean resigned
secretary
2018-09-07
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THOMSON, Olivia Jean resigned
director
2018-09-07
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THOMSON, Rachel appointed
director
2017-09-01
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CLARK, Catherine Isabella resigned
director
2017-08-11
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BULMER, Ronald appointed
director
2017-08-11
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RENDALL, Dorothy Anne appointed
director
2017-08-11
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THOMSON, Helen Elizabeth appointed
director
2017-08-11
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THOMSON, Keith Douglas appointed
director
2016-08-31
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MACKINNON, Donald Johnston, Dr resigned
director
2016-08-31
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MACKINNON, Margaret Ann Sinclair resigned
director
2015-07-01
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SINCLAIR, Pearl Macdonald resigned
director
2014-07-11
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MACKINNON, Donald Johnston, Dr appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

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Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CLARK, Evelyn Avril resigned 2025-07-23; CLARK, Jeffrey resigned 2025-07-23; THOMSON, Magnus Olaf resigned 2025-07-21

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2003-08-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90010 — Performing arts

Registered office

Creel Cottage Orphir

Breck

Orkney

KW17 2RD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-17

Last: 2025-08-03