STRATHARDLE HIGHLAND GATHERING
🌳Matureactive
SC345449 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-07-08
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£48.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
38 officers (8 active, 38 linked, 37 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
142 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 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £48,196
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£48k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£47k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £48.2k | £48.2k |
| Current assets | £46.7k | £46.9k |
| Net assets | £48.2k | £48.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (88 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-26➖NAIRN, Michael, Sir resigneddirector
- 2024-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04➖DUTHIE, Isla Mary resigneddirector
- 2022-07-11➕WILKINSON, Craig Alexander appointeddirector
- 2022-07-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-16➖LINDSAY, Jean Alexander resigneddirector
- 2020-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-11➖HART, Edward Alan Peter resigneddirector
- 2020-03-11➖METHLEY, Katherine Heloise resigneddirector
- 2020-03-11➖MILNER, Adam Luke resigneddirector
- 2020-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-03➖CALVIN, Simon Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2020-02-03➖SIMPSON, Charles Robert resigneddirector
- 2020-01-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-01-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-01-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-01-06➖BLAIR, Murray Donald Mitchell resigneddirector
- 2020-01-06➖BRYCE, David resigneddirector
- 2020-01-06➖CAMERON, Donald Alexander Stewart resigneddirector
- 2020-01-06➖FAIRCLOUGH, Simon Maurice Lytton resigneddirector
- 2020-01-06➖GUTHRIE, David Ogilvy resigneddirector
- 2020-01-06➖TOSH, Linda resigneddirector
- 2020-01-06➖WILLIAMS, Alison Fern Amanda resigneddirector
- 2018-11-23➖HEMMINGS, Giles Edward resigneddirector
- 2018-11-23➖NICHOLSON, Hamish Oliphant resigneddirector
- 2018-06-01➕METHLEY, Katherine Heloise appointeddirector
- 2018-06-01➕MILNER, Adam Luke appointeddirector
- 2016-12-31➖RATTRAY, Alexander Stuart resigneddirector
- 2015-09-08➖MARTIN, Euan resigneddirector
- 2015-09-08➕WILLIAMS, Alison Fern Amanda appointeddirector
- 2015-08-27➖CRIGHTON, Douglas resigneddirector
- 2015-07-23➖LEAN, Rory resigneddirector
- 2015-05-20➖BURGESS, Grant resigneddirector
- 2015-05-19➖LAWSON, Robert Andrew resigneddirector
- 2015-03-17➕BLAIR, Murray Donald Mitchell appointeddirector
- 2015-03-17➖DUNCAN, Kenneth John resigneddirector
- 2015-03-17➖WILKINSON, Craig Alexander resigneddirector
- 2013-06-03➖RIMMER, Ian resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 88 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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| RIGHTDECK LIMITED→ SC277719 · est 2004 | — | — | £91.2k | — | 21y | 83 | 65y |
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| ASPEN FORESTRY LIMITED→ SC237888 · est 2002 | — | — | — | — | 23y | 82 | 64y |
| DUNCRUB HOLIDAYS LIMITED→ SC095381 · est 1985 | — | — | £986 | — | 40y | 82 | 82y |
| M.C. THOMSON & COMPANY LIMITED→ SC004893 · est 1901 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 124y | 82 | 71y |
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| ERROL LEISURE LIMITED→ SC277854 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | 81 | 74y |
| FIFE ASSOCIATION OF VINTAGE VEHICLE OWNERS→ SC195064 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | 81 | 68y |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2008-07-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Registered office
22 Innerleithen Way
Perth
PH1 1RN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08
Officers (8 active · 30 resigned)
WILSON, Robert Patrick Malcolm→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-07-08
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HOUSTOUN, David Waldron→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2008-07-08
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HOUSTOUN, Morag Lynn→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-04-30
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MIDDLETON, Charles Eric→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2008-07-08
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MILNE, Graeme John→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-07-08
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RATTRAY, Alec James→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2013-01-07
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WILKINSON, Craig Alexander→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2022-07-11
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WILSON, Robert Patrick Malcolm→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-07-08
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BLAIR, Murray Donald Mitchell→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-03-17 · resigned 2020-01-06
BRYCE, David→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2020-01-06
BURGESS, Grant→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2015-05-20
CALVIN, Simon Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2020-02-03
CAMERON, Donald Alexander Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2020-01-06
CRIGHTON, Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2015-08-27
DUNCAN, Kenneth John→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2015-03-17
DUTHIE, Isla Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2023-04-04
FAIRCLOUGH, Simon Maurice Lytton→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-06-09 · resigned 2020-01-06
FRASER, Kathleen Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2013-03-12
GUTHRIE, David Ogilvy→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2020-01-06
HART, Edward Alan Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2008-07-08 · resigned 2020-03-11
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Recent filings (142 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-17