LIBERTY LIGHTHOUSE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC302278 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-12

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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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-02-13
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2025-02-17
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2024-02-22
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2023-02-21
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2022-02-23
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2021-02-23
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2020-02-07
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2019-02-21
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2018-02-20
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accounts · AA
2017-02-21
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officers · TM01
2017-02-21
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officers · TM01
2017-02-21
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officers · AP01
2017-02-21
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officers · AP01
2017-02-15
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accounts · AA
2017-02-14
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ALEXANDER, George Moir appointed
director
2017-02-14
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LYTH, Stanley John appointed
director
2017-02-14
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LINES, Rowland Edward Norman resigned
director
2017-02-14
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PENMAN, Stuart Cameron resigned
director
2016-05-13
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2009-02-08
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FARRIMOND, Jonathan appointed
secretary
2009-02-08
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FARRIMOND, Jonathan appointed
director
2009-02-08
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MCMAHON, Michael James resigned
secretary
2009-02-08
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MCMAHON, Michael James resigned
director
2006-05-12
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Company incorporated
As LIBERTY LIGHTHOUSE LIMITED
2006-05-12
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MCMAHON, Michael James appointed
secretary
2006-05-12
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LINES, Rowland Edward Norman appointed
director
2006-05-12
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MCMAHON, Michael James appointed
director
2006-05-12
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PENMAN, Stuart Cameron appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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.)

Group structure

Liberty Church is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Liberty Church

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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LIBERTY LIGHTHOUSE LIMITED

This company · SC302278

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Liberty Church Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	12/05/2016

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

Incorporated2006-05-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

Liberty Centre Pitreavie Way

Pitreavie Business Park

Dunfermline

Fife

KY11 8QS

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-25

Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

FARRIMOND, Jonathan→

secretary · appointed 2009-02-08

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Active

ALEXANDER, George Moir→

director · ~71y · appointed 2017-02-14

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Active

FARRIMOND, Jonathan→

director · ~62y · appointed 2009-02-08

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Active

LYTH, Stanley John→

director · ~47y · appointed 2017-02-14

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Active

MCMAHON, Michael James→

secretary · appointed 2006-05-12 · resigned 2009-02-08

Resigned

LINES, Rowland Edward Norman→

director · ~81y · appointed 2006-05-12 · resigned 2017-02-14

Resigned

MCMAHON, Michael James→

director · ~69y · appointed 2006-05-12 · resigned 2009-02-08

Resigned

PENMAN, Stuart Cameron→

director · ~60y · appointed 2006-05-12 · resigned 2017-02-14

Resigned

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