BIGGAR & DISTRICT COMMUNITY HERITAGE LIMITED

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SC281826 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-03-18

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

£12.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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 (7 active, 27 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

99 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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £12,282

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£12k

↑ 292% YoY

Current Assets

£12k

↑ 292% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£12.3k	£3.1k
Current assets	£12.3k	£3.1k
Net assets	£12.3k	£3.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand

2026-03-16
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officers · CH03
2026-03-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-12
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officers · AP01
2026-01-06
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MOXLEY, Janet Mary, Dr appointed
director
2025-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-06
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MUIR, William Alan Malcolm resigned
director
2024-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
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PHILIPPS, Richard Duncan appointed
director
2023-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-13
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AITKEN, David resigned
director
2022-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-19
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2018-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-12-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-10-09
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GOLDIE, Andrew Martin David, Dr appointed
secretary
2018-10-09
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CHALMERS, David James appointed
director
2018-10-09
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BLOW, Stephen Andrew resigned
secretary
2018-10-09
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BLOW, Stephen Andrew resigned
director
2018-10-09
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MUIR, William Alan Malcolm appointed
director
2011-01-27
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LAMBIE, Ian resigned
director
2011-01-27
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SHIRLEY, John Stuart resigned
director
2008-10-02
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KEYS, Joan resigned
director
2008-10-02
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LAMBIE, Helen Margaret resigned
director
2007-09-26
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CHAD, Michael Andrew appointed
director
2007-09-26
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BLOW, Stephen Andrew appointed
secretary
2007-09-26
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KEYS, Joan resigned
secretary
2007-09-26
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BLOW, Stephen Andrew appointed
director
2007-09-26
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KEYS, Joan appointed
director
2007-09-26
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KEYS, Joan resigned
director
2007-09-26
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RENNIE, William James resigned
director
2007-09-26
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WIENER, Gerald, Dr resigned
director
2006-10-09
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GOLDIE, Andrew Martin David, Dr appointed
director
2006-10-09
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KERR, Ralph Graeme appointed
director
2006-10-09
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FAWELL, Kenneth resigned
director
2006-10-09
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LAMBIE, Helen Margaret appointed
director
2006-10-09
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RENWICK, Morag resigned
director
2006-10-09
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SHIRLEY, John Stuart appointed
director
2006-06-25
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LEITCH, Robert Gourlay, Dr resigned
director
2006-05-19
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PAUL, Robert resigned
director
2006-02-02
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AITKEN, David appointed
director
2006-02-02
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LAMBIE, Ian appointed
director
2006-02-02
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LEITCH, Robert Gourlay, Dr appointed
director
2005-03-18
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Company incorporated
As BIGGAR & DISTRICT COMMUNITY HERITAGE LIMITED

Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

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

-6 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 80 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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

Incorporated2005-03-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC91040 — Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserve activities

Registered office

35 Rowhead Terrace

Biggar

ML12 6DU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-30

Last: 2026-03-16