THE SUTHERLAND DUNROBIN TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC274020 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-09-29

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). 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

12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-01-22
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2025-10-13
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2025-10-13
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2025-07-09
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2025-05-01
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address · AD01
2025-04-10
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officers · TM02
2025-04-10
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2025-04-02
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MILLIGAN, Colin James resigned
secretary
2025-04-02
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MILLIGAN, Colin James resigned
director
2024-11-21
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2024-11-21
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2024-11-21
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officers · AP01
2024-11-15
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COSTIN, Elizabeth Murray St Clair appointed
director
2024-11-15
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SUTHERLAND, Rachel Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-09-18
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2023-09-21
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2022-10-04
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2022-09-07
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2022-09-03
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SUTHERLAND, LORD STRATHNAVER, Alexander Charles Robert resigned
director
2021-10-04
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accounts · AA
2020-10-13
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accounts · AA
2020-01-31
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2020-01-14
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2020-01-14
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2019-12-09
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JANSON, Elizabeth Millicent Leveson Gower, Countess resigned
director
2016-07-26
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SUTHERLAND, LORD STRATHNAVER, Alexander Charles Robert appointed
director
2015-11-27
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MILLIGAN, Colin James appointed
director
2015-03-26
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WRIGHT, Norman John Duncan resigned
director
2014-12-05
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MILLIGAN, Colin James appointed
secretary
2014-04-10
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WRIGHT, Norman John Duncan resigned
secretary
2014-04-09
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CRAVEN, Rupert Jose Evelyn resigned
director
2007-10-26
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SUTHERLAND, COUNTESS OF, Gillian Margaret St. Clair, Countess appointed
director
2006-05-03
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SUTHERLAND, Rosemary Millicent appointed
director
2004-09-29
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Company incorporated
As THE SUTHERLAND DUNROBIN TRUST
2004-09-29
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SUTHERLAND, EARL OF, Alistair Charles St. Clair appointed
director
2004-09-29
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WRIGHT, Norman John Duncan appointed
secretary
2004-09-29
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CRAVEN, Rupert Jose Evelyn appointed
director
2004-09-29
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JANSON, Elizabeth Millicent Leveson Gower, Countess appointed
director
2004-09-29
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WRIGHT, Norman John Duncan appointed
director

Owner dependency

88/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SUTHERLAND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — 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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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

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

Incorporated2004-09-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Registered office

Dunrobin Castle

Dunrobin

Golspie

Sutherland

KW10 6SF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-13

Last: 2025-09-29