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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
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 7.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.6 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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
27 officers (5 active, 27 linked, 23 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
106 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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  2. 2025-06-30
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  4. 2025-06-24
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  5. 2025-06-23
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  6. 2024-09-13
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  7. 2023-11-02
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  8. 2022-08-25
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  9. 2021-12-16
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  10. 2021-05-27
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-01-11
    MAIN, Christopher resigned
    director
  12. 2020-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-10-03
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-09-21
    CONDIE, Sheila Anne appointed
    director
  15. 2020-03-23
    HAYWOOD, Margaret, Stella resigned
    director
  16. 2020-03-23
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-03-09
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  18. 2020-01-29
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  19. 2020-01-29
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  20. 2020-01-29
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  21. 2020-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2020-01-27
    MCAULEY, Alistair appointed
    director
  23. 2020-01-27
    MITCHELL, Alastair Leslie appointed
    director
  24. 2020-01-27
    HAYWOOD, Margaret, Stella appointed
    director
  25. 2020-01-27
    MACDONALD, Erica resigned
    director
  26. 2018-09-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2018-05-08
    FERGUSON, Sarah resigned
    director
  28. 2018-05-07
    HAYWOOD, Stella Margaret resigned
    director
  29. 2017-03-19
    MACDONALD, Erica appointed
    director
  30. 2016-10-11
    COOMBER, Alan James resigned
    director
  31. 2016-10-11
    FERGUSON, Sarah appointed
    director
  32. 2016-07-22
    PEARSON, Clive appointed
    secretary
  33. 2013-09-03
    HAYWOOD, Stella Margaret appointed
    director
  34. 2013-05-15
    MACASKILL, Johanne Mcgregor resigned
    director
  35. 2013-04-20
    MACKENZIE, Christopher Hector James resigned
    director
  36. 2010-06-10
    MACKENZIE, Christopher Hector James appointed
    director
  37. 2010-04-15
    MACASKILL, Johanne Mcgregor appointed
    director
  38. 2010-04-14
    MACASKILL, Johanne Mcgregor appointed
    director
  39. 2010-04-14
    MACASKILL, Johanne Mcgregor resigned
    director
  40. 2010-01-12
    SHANKS, Donald Allen appointed
    director
  41. 2010-01-12
    FRANCES, Jennifer Mary, Dr resigned
    director
  42. 2009-11-11
    HAYWOOD, Michael Robert resigned
    secretary
  43. 2009-10-30
    JONES, Peter resigned
    director
  44. 2009-10-30
    STIVEN, Donna resigned
    director
  45. 2009-10-30
    STIVEN, Edwin Alan resigned
    director
  46. 2009-02-26
    COOMBER, Alan James appointed
    director
  47. 2009-02-26
    JONES, Peter appointed
    director
  48. 2008-09-26
    CAMPBELL, David Gordon resigned
    director
  49. 2008-09-26
    HAYWOOD, Michael Robert resigned
    director
  50. 2008-09-26
    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

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property13/09/2018
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Recent filings (106 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-27