DESTINATION ORKNEY

🌳Matureactive

SC281692 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-03-17

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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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

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

81 officers (6 active, 81 linked, 67 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

209 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	1	300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (179 events)Click to expand

2026-02-11
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officers · TM01
2026-02-09
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MILLER, Lauren Rebecca resigned
director
2025-12-10
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accounts · AA
2025-12-03
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officers · TM01
2025-11-27
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BICHAN, Nicky Alan resigned
director
2025-11-18
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officers · TM01
2025-11-06
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SINCLAIR, Jacqueline Yvonne resigned
director
2025-10-21
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officers · TM01
2025-10-11
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PRINC, Lukas resigned
director
2025-01-16
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officers · AP01
2025-01-13
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MILLER, Lauren Rebecca appointed
director
2024-12-11
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-09
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officers · AP01
2024-12-09
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officers · AP01
2024-12-09
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officers · AP01
2024-11-28
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FRANCIS, Kinlay Hides appointed
director
2024-11-27
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JOHNSTON, Diane Kathryn appointed
director
2024-11-27
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PRINC, Lukas appointed
director
2024-09-19
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accounts · AA
2024-09-19
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officers · AP01
2024-09-19
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officers · AP01
2024-09-17
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KEMP, Stephen Charles Ritchie appointed
director
2024-09-17
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BICHAN, Nicky Alan appointed
director
2024-06-24
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officers · AP01
2024-06-20
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BERRY, John appointed
director
2024-06-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-28
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2024-03-28
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2024-03-28
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2024-03-28
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2024-03-28
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officers · TM01
2024-03-27
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BRUCE, Graham Robert John resigned
director
2024-03-27
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CAMPBELL, Lynn Susanne resigned
director
2024-03-27
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CARTER, Susanne Marion resigned
director
2024-03-27
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FLETT, Jennifer Dawn resigned
director
2024-03-27
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PORRITT, Philippa resigned
director
2024-03-27
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WILLIAMS, Stuart Edward resigned
director
2024-03-04
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GUTHRIE, Leesa Thomson resigned
director
2024-02-08
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WILLIAMS, Stuart Edward appointed
director
2024-01-29
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THAKE, Nicholas resigned
director
2023-10-09
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BROWN, Adelle Zena resigned
director
2023-10-04
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BRUCE, Graham Robert John appointed
director
2023-10-04
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CARTER, Susanne Marion appointed
director
2023-10-04
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PORRITT, Philippa appointed
director
2023-09-20
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RENDALL, Leanne resigned
director
2023-05-09
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SINCLAIR, Lyndsey resigned
director
2023-04-19
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GROGAN, Cormac Michael resigned
director
2022-12-06
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SINCLAIR, Jacqueline Yvonne appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 179 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 66 — 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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BICHAN, Nicky Alan resigned 2025-11-27; MILLER, Lauren Rebecca resigned 2026-02-09; PRINC, Lukas resigned 2025-10-11

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2005-03-17

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

8 Albert Street

Kirkwall

Orkney

KW15 1HP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last: 2026-03-17