LOCHABER MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

🌳Matureactive

SC257745 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-10-16

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 18.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£971.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

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

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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 18.4y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 18.4 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: medium (78/100)

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

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

Directors & officers

19 officers (7 active, 19 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

85 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £971,009

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£292k

Net Worth

£971k

↑ 1.2% YoY

Current Assets

£340k

↓ 7.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£971.0k	£960.8k
Current assets	£339.6k	£367.2k
Cash	£291.5k	—
Debtors	£48.1k	—
Net assets	£971.0k	£959.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2025-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-03
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officers · AP03
2024-07-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-03
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officers · AP01
2024-07-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-25
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POOLEMAN, Ian James, Dr appointed
secretary
2024-06-25
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HEPBURN, John Joseph appointed
director
2024-06-25
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MACMILLAN, Gavin appointed
director
2024-06-25
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POOLEMAN, Ian James, Dr appointed
director
2024-06-25
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TREGASKIS, Brian Francis, Lochaber Mountan Rescue Team resigned
director
2024-04-04
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SMITH, Michael Paul resigned
director
2024-04-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-08
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CAMERON, Alasdair appointed
director
2023-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-02
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MURRAY, Iain Robert appointed
director
2023-07-02
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MACRAE, John Alexander resigned
director
2023-07-02
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PATERSON, Alasdair Donald resigned
director
2022-08-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-22
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COOPER, James Richard Joseph appointed
director
2022-08-22
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MACRAE, John Alexander appointed
director
2022-08-22
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SKINNER, Robert resigned
director
2022-08-22
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STEVENSON, John Duncan resigned
director
2019-10-22
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HARRIS, Ronald Miller resigned
secretary
2019-10-22
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TREGASKIS, Brian Francis, Lochaber Mountan Rescue Team appointed
director
2014-08-21
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PEARCE, Emma Kate resigned
director
2014-04-21
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SKINNER, Robert appointed
director
2011-06-23
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PEARCE, Emma Kate appointed
director
2009-07-21
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SMITH, Michael Paul appointed
director
2009-07-02
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CONFIELD, Terence Francis resigned
director
2009-07-02
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PATERSON, Alasdair Donald appointed
director
2009-07-02
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SKINNER, Robert resigned
director
2007-12-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice and Another
2007-06-21
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BRIAN, Paul Vaughan resigned
director
2003-10-16
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Company incorporated
As LOCHABER MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM
2003-10-16
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HARRIS, Ronald Miller appointed
secretary
2003-10-16
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-10-16
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 54 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

Incorporated2003-10-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team Base

Glen Nevis Business Park

Fort William

PH33 6RX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-09

Last: 2025-08-26