LAG TOWER PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED

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SC306161 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-08-01
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£8.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 94-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 94). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,873
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£9k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£5k£7k£9kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£8.9k£8.9k
Cash£2.8k£2.8k
Net assets£8.9k£8.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-10-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2020-09-29
    ➖
    VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2020-09-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-06
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  14. 2018-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  16. 2018-05-15
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  17. 2017-08-16
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  18. 2016-10-01
    ➕
    CLUTTER, Gayle Greer appointed
    director
  19. 2007-02-12
    ➕
    VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2006-08-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LAG TOWER PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED
  21. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, William Hamilton Raymund appointed
    director
  22. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    HAMILTON GRIERSON, Philip John appointed
    director
  23. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    MCCULLOCH, Fiona Margaret appointed
    director
  24. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-08-01
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 94 — 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 94 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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
Incorporated2006-08-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Registered office

Farries Kirk + Mcvean Dumfries Enterprise Park
Heathhall
Dumfries
Dumfries + Galloway
DG1 3SJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

CLUTTER, Gayle Greer→
director · ~81y · appointed 2016-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAWFORD, William Hamilton Raymund→
director · ~90y · appointed 2006-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMILTON GRIERSON, Philip John→
director · ~94y · appointed 2006-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCULLOCH, Fiona Margaret→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-01 · resigned 2006-08-01
Resigned
VISTRA COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-02-12 · resigned 2020-09-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-29