THE BAYHEAD BRIDGE CENTRE

🌳Matureactive

SC279340 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-02-03

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

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

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£171.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

27 officers (3 active, 27 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 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 £171,654

Cash YoY

+28%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£134k

↑ 28% YoY

Net Worth

£172k

↑ 30% YoY

Current Assets

£173k

↑ 30% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£171.7k	£132.4k
Current assets	£173.4k	£132.9k
Cash	£134.1k	£104.5k
Debtors	£39.2k	£28.4k
Net assets	£171.7k	£132.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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2023-10-14
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2023-10-14
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2023-10-14
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2023-10-14
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2023-10-14
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2023-04-12
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MACAULAY, Iain appointed
director
2023-04-12
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MACIVER, John Angus appointed
director
2023-04-12
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MACMILLAN, Iain resigned
director
2023-04-12
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MORRISON, David resigned
director
2023-03-30
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2022-03-26
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2021-01-08
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2020-04-22
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2019-04-15
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2018-04-30
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2014-11-21
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MACKENZIE, Alasdair Macrae resigned
director
2014-04-25
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MURRAY, Gordon resigned
director
2013-09-28
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MACLEAN, Norman resigned
director
2013-03-04
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NICHOLSON, Donald Iain resigned
director
2013-02-28
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CUNNINGHAM, John Alexander resigned
director
2013-02-28
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GILLIES, Joanne resigned
director
2013-02-08
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MACDONALD, Donald John resigned
director
2012-09-14
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MACKENZIE, Alasdair Macrae appointed
director
2012-09-14
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MURRAY, Gordon appointed
director
2012-06-22
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MCCORMACK, Angus resigned
director
2012-06-22
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SMITH, Donald Lewis resigned
director
2012-01-13
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NICHOLSON, Donald Iain appointed
director
2011-12-31
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GREEN, David Ross resigned
director
2011-10-07
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MACMILLAN, Iain appointed
director
2011-06-30
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MACLEAN, Norman appointed
director
2011-05-05
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CUNNINGHAM, John Alexander appointed
director
2011-05-05
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MORRISON, David appointed
director
2011-03-24
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SYKES, Moira Isabelle resigned
director
2010-09-27
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GILLIES, Joanne appointed
director
2010-09-27
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MORRISON, David resigned
director
2010-02-04
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MCCORMACK, Angus appointed
director
2009-12-14
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MACSWEEN, Donald John resigned
director
2009-08-31
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MACMILLAN, Callum Ian resigned
director
2009-08-07
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MACDONALD, Donald John appointed
director
2009-06-09
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WILSON, Stewart Dallas resigned
secretary
2008-12-31
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SIM, Andrew, Professor resigned
director
2008-08-31
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MACLEAN, Norman resigned
director
2008-08-01
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BANKS, George resigned
director
2008-06-02
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MACDONALD, Johan appointed
director

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Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Iain Macaulay Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	12/04/2023
Mr John Angus Maciver Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	12/04/2023
Ms Johan Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Iain Macmillanceased 12/04/2023· 25-50% voting
Mr David Morrisonceased 12/04/2023· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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

Incorporated2005-02-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

24-26 Lewis Street

Stornoway

Isle Of Lewis

HS1 2JF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-17

Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (3 active · 24 resigned)

MACAULAY, Iain→

director · ~63y · appointed 2023-04-12

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Active

MACDONALD, Johan→

director · ~65y · appointed 2008-06-02

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Active

MACIVER, John Angus→

director · ~65y · appointed 2023-04-12

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Active

FERRIS, Michael Ian→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-03 · resigned 2005-11-03

Resigned

HAIG, Linda→

secretary · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2006-08-14

Resigned

WILSON, Stewart Dallas→

secretary · appointed 2006-08-14 · resigned 2009-06-09

Resigned

BANKS, George→

director · ~66y · appointed 2005-10-10 · resigned 2008-08-01

Resigned

CUNNINGHAM, John Alexander→

director · ~59y · appointed 2011-05-05 · resigned 2013-02-28

Resigned

FERRIS, Michael Ian→

nominee-director · ~80y · appointed 2005-02-03 · resigned 2005-10-10

Resigned

GILLIES, Joanne→

director · ~67y · appointed 2010-09-27 · resigned 2013-02-28

Resigned

GREEN, David Ross→

director · ~75y · appointed 2005-10-10 · resigned 2011-12-31

Resigned

MACDONALD, Donald John→

director · ~73y · appointed 2009-08-07 · resigned 2013-02-08

Resigned

MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay→

nominee-director · ~77y · appointed 2005-02-03 · resigned 2005-10-10

Resigned

MACKENZIE, Alasdair Macrae→

director · ~82y · appointed 2012-09-14 · resigned 2014-11-21

Resigned

MACLEAN, Norman→

director · ~85y · appointed 2011-06-30 · resigned 2013-09-28

Resigned

MACLEAN, Norman→

director · ~85y · appointed 2008-05-06 · resigned 2008-08-31

Resigned

MACMILLAN, Callum Ian→

director · ~67y · appointed 2006-03-04 · resigned 2009-08-31

Resigned

MACMILLAN, Iain→

director · ~66y · appointed 2011-10-07 · resigned 2023-04-12

Resigned

MACSWEEN, Donald John→

director · ~77y · appointed 2005-10-10 · resigned 2009-12-14

Resigned

MCCORMACK, Angus→

director · ~83y · appointed 2010-02-04 · resigned 2012-06-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (106 total)

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2026-04-21

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-19

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

accounts · AA

2025-04-25

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-04

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

accounts · AA

2024-04-25

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-09

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-10-14

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-10-14

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-10-14

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-10-14

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officers · TM01

2023-10-14

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2023-10-14

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officers · AP01

2023-10-14

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officers · AP01

2023-10-14

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

accounts · AA

2023-03-30