RUMSTER OUTDOOR CENTRE MANAGEMENT GROUP
🌳Matureactive
SC285739 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-06-03
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 16.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 16.0y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)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
23 officers (7 active, 23 linked, 19 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
93 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-24➖MCNEILL, Derek Graeme resigneddirector
- 2024-06-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-03➕DODS, Bryan James appointeddirector
- 2024-06-03➕MCNEILL, Derek Graeme appointeddirector
- 2024-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-27➕ANDREWS, Catriona Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2023-05-27➖NICOL, Peter Frederick resigneddirector
- 2023-05-27➖WHELAN, Sarah Janet resigneddirector
- 2023-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-09➖DOULL, Robert Alan resigneddirector
- 2022-06-09➕NICOL, Peter Frederick appointeddirector
- 2022-06-09➕WHELAN, Sarah Janet appointeddirector
- 2022-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-03➖CORBIDGE, Shaan resigneddirector
- 2021-06-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-02➖KIRK, Alison Janet resigneddirector
- 2015-02-02➖SMITH, Jacqueline Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2014-10-29➕SAXON, Eric Roger appointeddirector
- 2014-10-29➕CORBIDGE, Shaan appointeddirector
- 2014-10-29➕DOULL, Robert Alan appointeddirector
- 2013-05-15➕MARSHALL, William appointeddirector
- 2012-09-26➕HUSBAND, Elizabeth Derby appointedsecretary
- 2012-09-26➕HUSBAND, Elizabeth Derby appointeddirector
- 2012-09-26➖LAVERY, Brian Douglas resignedsecretary
- 2012-09-26➖CARLISLE, Joseph John resigneddirector
- 2012-09-26➖LAVERY, Brian Douglas resigneddirector
- 2012-09-26➖SMITH, Hilsea Amanda Jane resigneddirector
- 2012-09-26➖SWANSON, Alistair Clyne resigneddirector
- 2012-05-30➕SMITH, Jacqueline Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2010-05-19➕LAVERY, Brian Douglas appointedsecretary
- 2010-05-19➖WORTHINGTON, Paul resignedsecretary
- 2010-05-19➖GREENFORD, Miles Thelonius resigneddirector
- 2010-05-19➕KIRK, Alison Janet appointeddirector
- 2010-05-19➕LAVERY, Brian Douglas appointeddirector
- 2010-05-19➖WORTHINGTON, Paul resigneddirector
- 2010-05-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Highland Council
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2005-06-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
Arran
6 Lindsay Place
Wick
Caithness
KW1 4PF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03
Officers (7 active · 16 resigned)
HUSBAND, Elizabeth Derby→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-09-26
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ANDREWS, Catriona Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-05-27
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DODS, Bryan James→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-06-03
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GRANT, Leslie James→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2005-06-03
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HUSBAND, Elizabeth Derby→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-09-26
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MARSHALL, William→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2013-05-15
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SAXON, Eric Roger→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2014-10-29
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CARLISLE, Joseph John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-06-03 · resigned 2006-09-14
LAVERY, Brian Douglas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-05-19 · resigned 2012-09-26
WORTHINGTON, Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-09-14 · resigned 2010-05-19
CARLISLE, Joseph John→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2005-06-03 · resigned 2012-09-26
CORBIDGE, Shaan→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-10-29 · resigned 2021-06-03
DOULL, Robert Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2014-10-29 · resigned 2022-06-09
GREENFORD, Miles Thelonius→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2005-06-03 · resigned 2010-05-19
KIRK, Alison Janet→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2010-05-19 · resigned 2015-02-02
LAVERY, Brian Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2010-05-19 · resigned 2012-09-26
MCNEILL, Derek Graeme→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-06-03 · resigned 2025-03-24
NICOL, Peter Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2022-06-09 · resigned 2023-05-27
SMITH, Hilsea Amanda Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2005-06-03 · resigned 2012-09-26
SMITH, Jacqueline Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2012-05-30 · resigned 2015-02-02
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Highland Council | Standard security | 1 property | 18/05/2010 | — |
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Recent filings (93 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-05