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SC274347 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-10-07
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 5.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.6y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 28/100 — 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
43 officers (11 active, 43 linked, 39 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
142 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (99 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-26
    MACGILLIVRAY, Donald appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-26
    WALKER, Nicholas Paul, Dr appointed
    director
  5. 2025-12-16
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  6. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-11-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-03-17
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2025-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-03-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-02-27
    MCCORMICK, Michelle Jane appointed
    director
  12. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-04-18
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    second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
    officers · RP04TM01
  14. 2024-04-18
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    second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
    officers · RP04TM01
  15. 2024-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2024-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2024-03-18
    DAVIES, Cody appointed
    director
  20. 2024-03-18
    ALI, Shahjahan resigned
    director
  21. 2024-03-18
    MACKENZIE, John Archibald resigned
    director
  22. 2024-03-18
    MITCHELL, Hannah Louise resigned
    director
  23. 2023-12-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2023-12-04
    SCOTT, Craig resigned
    director
  25. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2023-10-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  27. 2023-10-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  28. 2023-10-27
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  29. 2023-10-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2023-10-02
    EDMONDSON, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  31. 2023-04-11
    BRIDDON, Christine Margaret resigned
    secretary
  32. 2023-04-11
    BRIDDON, Christine Margaret resigned
    director
  33. 2023-04-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  34. 2023-03-14
    SCHOFIELD, Ailsa appointed
    secretary
  35. 2023-03-14
    LEIPER, Alison appointed
    director
  36. 2023-03-14
    MILLIGAN, Lesley appointed
    director
  37. 2023-03-14
    CARLIN, Doris Gloag resigned
    director
  38. 2023-03-14
    MACPHERSON, Gail Helen resigned
    director
  39. 2023-03-14
    MITCHELL, Hannah Louise appointed
    director
  40. 2023-03-14
    RUSSELL, Isla resigned
    director
  41. 2023-03-14
    SCOTT, Craig appointed
    director
  42. 2023-03-14
    WALKER, Thomas resigned
    director
  43. 2022-03-14
    SCHOFIELD, Ailsa appointed
    director
  44. 2022-03-14
    ALI, Shahjahan appointed
    director
  45. 2022-03-14
    WALKER, Thomas appointed
    director
  46. 2022-02-21
    ANDERSON, Shona appointed
    director
  47. 2021-10-29
    HAWKINS, Fiona resigned
    director
  48. 2021-09-02
    LANCASTER, John Mervyn resigned
    director
  49. 2020-10-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Highland Council
  50. 2020-02-25
    HARLING, Catriona resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

65/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

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 20 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
Incorporated2004-10-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

16 High Street
Kingussie
PH21 1HR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (11 active · 32 resigned)

SCHOFIELD, Ailsa
secretary · appointed 2023-03-14
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Active
ANDERSON, Shona
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-02-21
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Active
DAVIES, Cody
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-03-18
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Active
LEIPER, Alison
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-03-14
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Active
MACGILLIVRAY, Donald
director · ~64y · appointed 2026-03-26
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Active
MCCORMICK, Michelle Jane
director · ~54y · appointed 2025-02-27
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Active
MILLIGAN, Lesley
director · ~68y · appointed 2023-03-14
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Active
RIMELL, Patricia Elizabeth
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-02-07
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Active
SCHOFIELD, Ailsa
director · ~68y · appointed 2022-03-14
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Active
THOMAS, Susan Robertson
director · ~75y · appointed 2006-02-07
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Active
WALKER, Nicholas Paul, Dr
director · ~61y · appointed 2026-03-26
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Active
BRIDDON, Christine Margaret
secretary · appointed 2014-07-25 · resigned 2023-04-11
Resigned
SIMPSON, Alan Frank
secretary · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2014-07-24
Resigned
MACLEOD & MACCALLUM
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-10-07 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned
ALDER, Elizabeth Margaret
director · ~82y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2014-11-20
Resigned
ALI, Shahjahan
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-03-14 · resigned 2024-03-18
Resigned
ANDERSON, Sandra
director · ~83y · appointed 2018-02-19 · resigned 2019-04-04
Resigned
BRAZIER, Leonard, Major (Retd)
director · ~93y · appointed 2011-11-10 · resigned 2017-12-04
Resigned
BRIDDON, Christine Margaret
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-02-04 · resigned 2023-04-11
Resigned
CARLIN, Doris Gloag
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-11-06 · resigned 2023-03-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Highland Council
A registered charge1 property08/10/2020
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Recent filings (142 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
officers · RP04TM01
2024-04-18
second-filing-of-director-termination-with-name
officers · RP04TM01
2024-04-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-22