LOCH NESS MARATHON LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC312511 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-24
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2024-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-12-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-12-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-12-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-12-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2024-10-28
    BRASHER, Hugh William appointed
    director
  10. 2024-10-28
    WONG, Jeanette Sau Man appointed
    director
  11. 2024-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2006-11-24
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    Company incorporated
    As LOCH NESS MARATHON LIMITED
  20. 2006-11-24
    SUTHERLAND, Malcolm John Gairn appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-11-24
    SUTHERLAND, Caroline Sophie appointed
    director
  22. 2006-11-24
    SUTHERLAND, Malcolm John Gairn appointed
    director
  23. 2006-11-24
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-11-24
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

London Marathon Events Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
London Marathon Events Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
LOCH NESS MARATHON LIMITED
This company · SC312511

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
London Marathon Events Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/10/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Malcolm John Gairn Sutherlandceased 28/10/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Caroline Sophie Sutherlandceased 28/10/2024· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Ord House
Cradlehall Business Park
Inverness
IV2 5GH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

SUTHERLAND, Malcolm John Gairn
secretary · appointed 2006-11-24
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Active
BRASHER, Hugh William
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-10-28
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Active
SUTHERLAND, Caroline Sophie
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SUTHERLAND, Malcolm John Gairn
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-11-24
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Active
WONG, Jeanette Sau Man
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-10-28
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-24 · resigned 2006-11-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-10