STRATHEARN EVENTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC295012 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-04
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£40.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £40,151

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£40k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 9.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£38.0k£27.9k
Current assets£15.0k£16.6k
Net assets£40.2k£30.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-02-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-01-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2006-08-13
    ➕
    HOULDEN, Alastair Duncan appointed
    director
  17. 2006-01-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STRATHEARN EVENTING LIMITED
  18. 2006-01-04
    ➕
    HOULDEN, Sarah Anne Alexandra appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-01-04
    ➕
    ENGLAND, Hazel Anne appointed
    director
  20. 2006-01-04
    ➕
    HOULDEN, Sarah Anne Alexandra appointed
    director
  21. 2006-01-04
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-01-04
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-01-04
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2006-01-04
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sarah Anne Houlden
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Sarah Anne Houlden
Individual · British · DOB 11/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Hazel Anne England
Individual · British · DOB 05/1945 · age 81
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-01-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Atholl Crescent
Perth
PH1 5JN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

HOULDEN, Sarah Anne Alexandra→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-04
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Active
ENGLAND, Hazel Anne→
director · ~81y · appointed 2006-01-04
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Active
HOULDEN, Alastair Duncan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-08-13
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Active
HOULDEN, Sarah Anne Alexandra→
director · ~51y · appointed 2006-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-04 · resigned 2006-01-04
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-04 · resigned 2006-01-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06