ISLE OF SKYE FERRY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

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SC297537 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-02-22

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 7.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 50100

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.8y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 7.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

27 officers (5 active, 27 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand

2025-12-01
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2025-06-24
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2025-06-23
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officers · CH03
2024-09-13
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accounts · AA
2023-11-02
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accounts · AA
2022-08-25
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2021-12-16
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2021-05-27
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officers · TM01
2021-01-11
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MAIN, Christopher resigned
director
2020-12-23
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accounts · AA
2020-10-03
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2020-09-21
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CONDIE, Sheila Anne appointed
director
2020-03-23
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HAYWOOD, Margaret, Stella resigned
director
2020-03-23
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officers · TM01
2020-03-09
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2020-01-29
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2020-01-29
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2020-01-29
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2020-01-27
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MCAULEY, Alistair appointed
director
2020-01-27
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MITCHELL, Alastair Leslie appointed
director
2020-01-27
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HAYWOOD, Margaret, Stella appointed
director
2020-01-27
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MACDONALD, Erica resigned
director
2018-09-13
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2018-05-08
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FERGUSON, Sarah resigned
director
2018-05-07
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HAYWOOD, Stella Margaret resigned
director
2017-03-19
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MACDONALD, Erica appointed
director
2016-10-11
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COOMBER, Alan James resigned
director
2016-10-11
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FERGUSON, Sarah appointed
director
2016-07-22
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PEARSON, Clive appointed
secretary
2013-09-03
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HAYWOOD, Stella Margaret appointed
director
2013-05-15
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MACASKILL, Johanne Mcgregor resigned
director
2013-04-20
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MACKENZIE, Christopher Hector James resigned
director
2010-06-10
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MACKENZIE, Christopher Hector James appointed
director
2010-04-15
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MACASKILL, Johanne Mcgregor appointed
director
2010-04-14
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MACASKILL, Johanne Mcgregor appointed
director
2010-04-14
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MACASKILL, Johanne Mcgregor resigned
director
2010-01-12
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SHANKS, Donald Allen appointed
director
2010-01-12
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FRANCES, Jennifer Mary, Dr resigned
director
2009-11-11
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HAYWOOD, Michael Robert resigned
secretary
2009-10-30
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JONES, Peter resigned
director
2009-10-30
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STIVEN, Donna resigned
director
2009-10-30
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STIVEN, Edwin Alan resigned
director
2009-02-26
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COOMBER, Alan James appointed
director
2009-02-26
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JONES, Peter appointed
director
2008-09-26
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CAMPBELL, David Gordon resigned
director
2008-09-26
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HAYWOOD, Michael Robert resigned
director
2008-09-26
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MACDONALD, Donnie resigned
director

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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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2006-02-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC50100 — SIC 50100

Registered office

Shore Station

Glenelg

Kyle

IV40 8JZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-08

Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (5 active · 22 resigned)

PEARSON, Clive→

secretary · appointed 2016-07-22

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Active

CONDIE, Sheila Anne→

director · ~62y · appointed 2020-09-21

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Active

MCAULEY, Alistair→

director · ~59y · appointed 2020-01-27

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Active

MITCHELL, Alastair Leslie→

director · ~70y · appointed 2020-01-27

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Active

SHANKS, Donald Allen→

director · ~76y · appointed 2010-01-12

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Active

BANNISTER, John Henry→

secretary · appointed 2006-02-22 · resigned 2007-03-09

Resigned

HAYWOOD, Michael Robert→

secretary · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2009-11-11

Resigned

OLIPHANT OF THAT ILK, Richard Eric Laurence→

secretary · appointed 2007-05-03 · resigned 2007-12-13

Resigned

CAMPBELL, David Gordon→

director · ~73y · appointed 2006-02-22 · resigned 2008-09-26

Resigned

COOMBER, Alan James→

director · ~79y · appointed 2009-02-26 · resigned 2016-10-11

Resigned

FERGUSON, Sarah→

director · ~49y · appointed 2016-10-11 · resigned 2018-05-08

Resigned

FRANCES, Jennifer Mary, Dr→

director · ~77y · appointed 2006-02-22 · resigned 2010-01-12

Resigned

GILBERT, Andrew Malcolm→

director · ~63y · appointed 2007-03-09 · resigned 2008-01-10

Resigned

HAYWOOD, Margaret, Stella→

director · ~87y · appointed 2020-01-27 · resigned 2020-03-23

Resigned

HAYWOOD, Michael Robert→

director · ~85y · appointed 2007-03-09 · resigned 2008-09-26

Resigned

HAYWOOD, Stella Margaret→

director · ~87y · appointed 2013-09-03 · resigned 2018-05-07

Resigned

JONES, Peter→

director · ~72y · appointed 2009-02-26 · resigned 2009-10-30

Resigned

MACASKILL, Johanne Mcgregor→

director · ~58y · appointed 2010-04-15 · resigned 2013-05-15

Resigned

MACASKILL, Johanne Mcgregor→

director · ~58y · appointed 2010-04-14 · resigned 2010-04-14

Resigned

MACDONALD, Donald→

director · ~74y · appointed 2006-02-27 · resigned 2006-04-14

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	A registered charge	1 property	13/09/2018	—

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Recent filings (106 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-01

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-06-30

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-06-30

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-06-24

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-06-23

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-13

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-02

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-08-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-16

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officers · TM01

2021-05-27