PAPA WESTRAY BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST
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SC286513 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-06-22
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-30➖THOMPSON, Stuart Mcleod resigneddirector
- 2023-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2017-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2016-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2005-06-22🏢Company incorporatedAs PAPA WESTRAY BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST
- 2005-06-22➕HOURSTON, Inga Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2005-06-22➕FOLEY, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2005-06-22➕HOURSTON, Inga Margaret appointeddirector
- 2005-06-22➕RENDALL, Jocelyn Philippa Hartley appointeddirector
- 2005-06-22➕THOMPSON, Stuart Mcleod appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
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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Active · Trade services · KW postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIS-HALL CONSULTANTS LIMITED→ SC110967 · est 1988 | — | — | £3.18M | — | 37y | 82 | 76y |
| JOHN G. CORSE FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED→ SC294099 · est 2005 | — | — | — | 1200 | 20y | 82 | 64y |
| BEINN THARSUINN WINDFARM COMMUNITY LIMITED→ SC319675 · est 2007 | — | — | £525.2k | — | 19y | 81 | 79y |
| BLARGOANS LIMITED→ SC360136 · est 2009 | — | — | £1.10M | — | 16y | 81 | 61y |
| NORTH HIGHLAND REGENERATION FUND→ SC301805 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 0 | 19y | 81 | 84y |
| FLOTTA PARTNERSHIP→ SC375689 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | 80 | 70y |
| JACKSON INSTRUMENT SERVICES LTD→ SC323001 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | 80 | 60y |
| LIVINGSTONE ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED→ SC363433 · est 2009 | — | — | £131.1k | — | 16y | 80 | 69y |
| PALACE ENTERPRISE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC350137 · est 2008 | — | — | — | 0 | 17y | 80 | 63y |
| NORTH HIGHLAND INITIATIVE→ SC351444 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ORKNEY CRAB LIMITED→ SC785678 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ORKNEY FOOD AND DRINK→ SC144408 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2005-06-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities
Registered office
Whitelooms
Papa Westray
Orkney
KW17 2BU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29
Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)
HOURSTON, Inga Margaret→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-06-22
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FOLEY, Jennifer→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2005-06-22
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HOURSTON, Inga Margaret→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2005-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RENDALL, Jocelyn Philippa Hartley→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2005-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMPSON, Stuart Mcleod→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2005-06-22 · resigned 2023-06-30
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Recent filings (47 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-11