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SC305830 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-07-24

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.

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

27 officers (8 active, 27 linked, 26 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

105 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (70 events)Click to expand

2026-01-02
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accounts · AA
2025-11-02
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officers · TM01
2025-10-20
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WILSON, Marshall resigned
director
2025-01-28
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officers · AP01
2025-01-27
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MCINNES, Ian appointed
director
2024-12-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-07
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DIXON, Patrick Henry appointed
director
2024-11-07
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FINDLAY, Elisabeth Diana Inglis appointed
director
2024-11-07
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HUDSON, Thomas George appointed
director
2024-11-07
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HINDMARSH, Margaret Johann resigned
director
2024-11-07
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WOODHEAD, Nancy Elisabeth resigned
director
2024-10-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-20
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BRACKENRIDGE, David resigned
director
2024-03-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-21
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-20
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-20
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-20
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change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2023-12-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-10-18
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RUMBLES, Michael John appointed
director
2023-10-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-28
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HIRST, Alastair John resigned
director
2023-09-28
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MINNIS, Alastair resigned
director
2023-09-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-26
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WOODHEAD, Nancy Elisabeth appointed
director
2023-09-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-25
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SWEENIE, Brian appointed
director
2023-09-25
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WILSON, Marshall appointed
director
2021-01-14
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MINNIS, Alastair appointed
director
2018-09-25
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CLAYTON, Hazel Ann resigned
director
2018-05-18
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AITCHISON, Alexander Kerr resigned
director
2017-10-17
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YATES, Ian Robert resigned
director
2016-05-31
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IRELAND, Ian James resigned
director
2016-03-29
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HIRST, Alastair John appointed
director
2016-02-23
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CLAYTON, Hazel Ann appointed
director
2015-10-06
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HERD, Alan James resigned
director
2014-11-25
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IRELAND, Ian James appointed
director
2012-09-11
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NEILL, Bruce Ferguson resigned
director
2011-08-23
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BRACKENRIDGE, David appointed
director
2011-06-08
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BROWN, Ian resigned
director
2010-02-01
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HUTTON, Robina Mary resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 70 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2006-07-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Brewerybrig

Low Buckholmside

Galashiels

TD1 1RT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-07

Last: 2025-07-24