VISIT DUNFERMLINE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC337511 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-09
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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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Media representation services
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 (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2020-11-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-11-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-11-19
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    GEORGE, William Steele appointed
    director
  12. 2020-11-19
    ➖
    MOFFAT, Thomas Dodds resigned
    director
  13. 2020-08-06
    ➖
    INGLIS, Michael resigned
    director
  14. 2020-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-06
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    INGLIS, Michael appointed
    director
  17. 2020-03-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2018-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-03-21
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    MONTGOMERY, James David Keith appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-25
    ➖
    MOFFAT, Jill resigned
    director
  23. 2014-11-06
    ➖
    FREEMAN, Josephine resigned
    director
  24. 2012-12-14
    ➕
    FREEMAN, Josephine appointed
    director
  25. 2011-05-17
    ➖
    MACMILLAN, Elizabeth Heather resigned
    secretary
  26. 2011-05-01
    ➖
    MACMILLAN, David Roy resigned
    director
  27. 2011-05-01
    ➕
    MOFFAT, Jill appointed
    director
  28. 2008-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As VISIT DUNFERMLINE LIMITED
  29. 2008-02-09
    ➕
    MACMILLAN, Elizabeth Heather appointed
    secretary
  30. 2008-02-09
    ➕
    MACMILLAN, David Roy appointed
    director
  31. 2008-02-09
    ➕
    MOFFAT, Thomas Dodds appointed
    director

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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Steele George
Individual · British · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
50–75%
—50-75% shares08/04/2021
Mr James David Keith Montgomery
Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Dodds Moffattceased 19/11/2020· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated2008-02-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73120 — Media representation services

Registered office

49 Rose Gardens Rose Gardens
Cairneyhill
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 8QS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

GEORGE, William Steele→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MONTGOMERY, James David Keith→
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACMILLAN, Elizabeth Heather→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-09 · resigned 2011-05-17
Resigned
FREEMAN, Josephine→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-12-14 · resigned 2014-11-06
Resigned
INGLIS, Michael→
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-03-06 · resigned 2020-08-06
Resigned
MACMILLAN, David Roy→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-02-09 · resigned 2011-05-01
Resigned
MOFFAT, Jill→
director · ~57y · appointed 2011-05-01 · resigned 2014-11-25
Resigned
MOFFAT, Thomas Dodds→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-02-09 · resigned 2020-11-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-20