SCOTTISH SALMON EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION

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SC331411 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-09-25

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31
Average employees	0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-02
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address · AD04
2025-06-30
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-01
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-11-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-03
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-06-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-06-01
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DUNCAN, Atholl Scott appointed
director
2021-06-01
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SCOTT, Tavish Hamilton appointed
director
2021-03-26
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SANDISON, David Alexander resigned
secretary
2021-03-26
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-03-25
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TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-12-21
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LANDSBURGH, David Scott resigned
director
2018-12-21
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THOMAS, Phillip Charles, Prof resigned
director
2016-07-04
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SANDISON, David Alexander appointed
director
2013-12-31
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MCLELLAND, Stewart resigned
director
2011-08-31
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MCLELLAND, Stewart appointed
director
2011-01-01
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ODDSEN, Oddgeir resigned
director
2008-10-01
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LANDSBURGH, David Scott appointed
director
2008-09-30
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THOMAS, Phillip Charles, Prof appointed
director
2008-09-01
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SANDISON, David Alexander appointed
secretary
2008-08-30
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PATTEN, Sidney Charles resigned
director
2008-05-13
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BALFOUR, Alan John appointed
director
2008-05-13
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ODDSEN, Oddgeir appointed
director
2007-12-27
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MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell resigned
secretary
2007-09-25
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Company incorporated
As SCOTTISH SALMON EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION
2007-09-25
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MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell appointed
secretary
2007-09-25
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PATTEN, Sidney Charles appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SCOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Alexander Sandison Individual · British · DOB 09/1960 · age 66	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	04/07/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2007-09-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Citibase

1 St. Colme Street

Edinburgh

City Of Edinburgh

EH3 6AA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-09

Last: 2025-09-25