ARCHAEOLOGY FOR COMMUNITIES IN THE HIGHLANDS

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SC353054 · converted-or-closed · incorporated 2009-01-06

Investment thesis

Company converted closed — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2021

Net worth

£40.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

59/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed education with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 50/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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

24 officers (8 active, 24 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

59/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £40,556

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£41k

Net Worth

£41k

Current Assets

£41k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2021-03-31
Total assets	£40.6k
Current assets	£41.0k
Cash	£41.0k
Net assets	£40.6k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2023-11-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-03
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Company dissolved
2023-01-05
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KRUSE, Susan Elizabeth, Dr appointed
director
2023-01-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-29
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BERRY, Simon John Chignell resigned
director
2020-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-11
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RAMSAY, Jock, Dr appointed
director
2019-07-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-07-20
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CLARK, Graham Mitchell resigned
director
2018-04-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-04-09
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LUNDBERG, Erik appointed
director
2018-04-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-06-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2017-06-30
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2017-06-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2017-06-22
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CAMERON, Alasdair appointed
secretary
2017-06-22
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MITCHELL, Susan resigned
secretary
2017-06-22
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MITCHELL, Susan resigned
director
2016-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-02-02
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2014-07-16
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SPENCER-JONES, Roland appointed
director
2014-02-20
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MITCHELL, Susan appointed
secretary
2014-01-19
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MACKENZIE, Neil Allan resigned
secretary
2014-01-19
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MACKENZIE, Neil Allan resigned
director
2013-09-19
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SAMSIN, Carolyn appointed
director
2013-09-19
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BERRY, Simon John Chignell appointed
director
2013-06-26
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MCCOURT, Thomas Taylor resigned
director
2013-06-18
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BAIN, Alexandrina Mary resigned
director
2013-05-07
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BANGOR-JONES, Malcolm appointed
director
2013-05-07
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MCCOURT, Thomas Taylor appointed
director
2013-04-30
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MCCULLAGH, Catherine Josephine resigned
director
2012-08-06
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FRASER, Lynn resigned
director
2012-06-13
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CLARK, Graham Mitchell appointed
director
2012-06-13
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MITCHELL, Susan appointed
director
2012-06-13
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MORTON, Alastair Dugald resigned
director
2012-03-01
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LAWSON, Hilary resigned
director
2011-11-01
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FRASER, Lynn appointed
director
2011-10-18
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VAWDREY, Caroline Edith resigned
director
2010-07-22
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CAMERON, Alasdair appointed
director
2010-07-22
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MCCULLAGH, Catherine Josephine appointed
director
2010-07-22
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MORTON, Alastair Dugald appointed
director
2010-06-28
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MACLEAN, Morag resigned
director
2010-04-12
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VAWDREY, Caroline Edith appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-12-31

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ORKNEY SCIENCE FESTIVAL→ SC133038 · est 1991	—	—	£13.4k	—	34y	83	84y
LES ENFANTS NURSERIES LTD.→ SC299437 · est 2006	—	—	—	7000	20y	82	60y
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LAIRG & DISTRICT LEARNING CENTRE→ SC381245 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	81	83y
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Company details

Statusconverted-closed

Typeconverted-or-closed

Incorporated2009-01-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

The Goods Shed

The Old Station

Strathpeffer

IV14 9DH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2023-12-31OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2022-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —