LEWIS AND HARRIS YOUTH CLUBS ASSOCIATION

🌳Matureactive

SC261004 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-12-17

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.

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

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£399.4k

book net assets

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

Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -44% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £399,380

Net assets shrinking

Down £20,092 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 44% YoY

Cash YoY

-44%

Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£22k

↓ 44% YoY

Net Worth

£399k

↓ 4.8% YoY

Current Assets

£28k

↓ 30% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31	2023-05-31
Total assets	£399.4k	£419.5k	£431.5k
Current assets	£27.8k	£39.6k	£57.2k
Cash	£21.6k	£38.9k	£56.0k
Debtors	£6.2k	£680	£1.2k
Net assets	£399.4k	£419.5k	£431.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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accounts · AA
2025-05-30
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accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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officers · TM01
2024-12-10
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CAMPBELL, Mairianne resigned
director
2024-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-07
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INGRAM, Neal Andrew resigned
director
2023-04-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-22
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officers · AP01
2018-12-17
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officers · TM01
2018-12-17
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officers · AP01
2018-12-17
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officers · TM01
2018-12-17
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officers · TM02
2018-12-17
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officers · AP01
2018-12-15
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accounts · AA
2018-10-22
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ELLER, Lorna Jane appointed
director
2018-10-22
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WATTS, Margaret Ishbel, Dr appointed
director
2018-10-22
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MACLEOD, Elaine resigned
secretary
2018-10-22
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CAMPBELL, Mairianne appointed
director
2018-10-22
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MACLEOD, Elaine resigned
director
2018-10-22
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PATON, Seonaid resigned
director
2018-03-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-12-18
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MACLEOD, Donald John resigned
secretary
2017-12-18
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MACLEOD, Elaine appointed
secretary
2017-12-18
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MACLEOD, Donald John resigned
director
2016-01-12
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MACDONALD, Gordon Murdo appointed
director
2016-01-12
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INGRAM, Neal Andrew appointed
director
2015-11-30
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MACARTHUR, Neil John resigned
director
2015-11-30
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MACASKILL, Iain Ewen resigned
director
2015-11-30
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MACASKILL, Ruth Seona resigned
director
2015-11-30
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MACDONALD, Andrew resigned
director
2006-11-09
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MACAULAY, Chrisanna resigned
director
2006-11-09
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MACDONALD, Andrew appointed
director
2006-11-09
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MACLEOD, Elaine appointed
director
2006-11-09
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PATON, Seonaid appointed
director
2006-11-09
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SMITH, Kenny resigned
director
2006-01-09
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MORRISON, Gillian Mary resigned
director
2004-11-24
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FERRIS, Michael Ian resigned
nominee-secretary
2004-11-24
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MACLEOD, Donald John appointed
secretary
2004-11-23
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MACDONALD, Johan appointed
director
2004-11-23
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MACASKILL, Ruth Seona appointed
director
2004-11-23
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MACAULAY, Chrisanna appointed
director
2004-11-23
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MORRISON, Gillian Mary appointed
director
2004-11-23
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SMITH, Kenny appointed
director
2004-07-29
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FERRIS, Michael Ian resigned
nominee-director
2004-07-29
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MACARTHUR, Neil John appointed
director
2004-07-29
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MACASKILL, Iain Ewen 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

-4 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 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 74 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 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.)

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2003-12-17

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

Scaladale Centre

Ardvourlie

Isle Of Harris

Western Isles

HS3 3AB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-29

Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (4 active · 17 resigned)

ELLER, Lorna Jane→

director · ~74y · appointed 2018-10-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MACDONALD, Gordon Murdo→

director · ~37y · appointed 2016-01-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MACDONALD, Johan→

director · ~65y · appointed 2004-11-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WATTS, Margaret Ishbel, Dr→

director · ~70y · appointed 2018-10-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FERRIS, Michael Ian→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2004-11-24

Resigned

MACLEOD, Donald John→

secretary · appointed 2004-11-24 · resigned 2017-12-18

Resigned

MACLEOD, Elaine→

secretary · appointed 2017-12-18 · resigned 2018-10-22

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Mairianne→

director · ~43y · appointed 2018-10-22 · resigned 2024-12-10

Resigned

FERRIS, Michael Ian→

nominee-director · ~80y · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2004-07-29

Resigned

INGRAM, Neal Andrew→

director · ~49y · appointed 2016-01-12 · resigned 2023-04-07

Resigned

MACARTHUR, Neil John→

director · ~63y · appointed 2004-07-29 · resigned 2015-11-30

Resigned

MACASKILL, Iain Ewen→

director · ~61y · appointed 2004-07-29 · resigned 2015-11-30

Resigned

MACASKILL, Ruth Seona→

director · ~45y · appointed 2004-11-23 · resigned 2015-11-30

Resigned

MACAULAY, Chrisanna→

director · ~66y · appointed 2004-11-23 · resigned 2006-11-09

Resigned

MACDONALD, Andrew→

director · ~41y · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2015-11-30

Resigned

MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay→

nominee-director · ~77y · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2004-07-29

Resigned

MACLEOD, Donald John→

director · ~56y · appointed 2004-07-29 · resigned 2017-12-18

Resigned

MACLEOD, Elaine→

director · ~40y · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2018-10-22

Resigned

MORRISON, Gillian Mary→

director · ~51y · appointed 2004-11-23 · resigned 2006-01-09

Resigned

PATON, Seonaid→

director · ~39y · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2018-10-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (101 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-12-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-04-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-12-30