AIGAS COMMUNITY FOREST

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SC372685 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-02-09

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 · high confidence

Mixed signals — 3 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.

· Bankability: 75 → 80
· Refinance opportunity: no_debt → too_messy
· Live charges: 0 → 1

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 1 improved, 2 worsened.

↑Bankability: 75 → 80
↓Live charges: 0 → 1
↓Refinance opportunity: no_debt → too_messy

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.1y

30/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Newest facility, 0.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

44 officers (10 active, 44 linked, 42 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

107 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (102 events)Click to expand

2026-05-21
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mortgage · MR01
2026-05-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission PLC
2026-02-04
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officers · AP01
2026-02-03
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STEWART, Iain appointed
director
2026-02-03
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STEWART, Iain resigned
director
2026-02-03
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officers · TM01
2026-02-03
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officers · CH01
2025-12-03
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accounts · AA
2025-10-21
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officers · AP01
2025-10-21
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officers · AP01
2025-10-21
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officers · TM01
2025-10-21
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officers · TM01
2025-10-20
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SMITH, Peter Elliot appointed
director
2025-10-20
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MASHETER, Philip resigned
director
2025-10-20
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SCOTT, Graeme resigned
director
2025-10-20
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STEWART, Iain appointed
director
2025-07-09
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officers · TM01
2025-07-08
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ROSS, Russell James resigned
director
2025-05-19
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officers · TM01
2025-05-11
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COTTERILL, Stephen resigned
director
2024-12-10
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accounts · AA
2024-10-01
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officers · AP01
2024-10-01
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officers · CH01
2024-10-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-01
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officers · TM01
2024-09-30
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VALENTINE, Neil appointed
director
2024-09-30
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HEMINGWAY, Robert resigned
director
2024-09-30
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JACKSON, Greg resigned
director
2023-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-10
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officers · AP01
2023-10-10
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officers · AP01
2023-10-10
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officers · AP01
2023-10-10
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officers · TM01
2023-09-27
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BULL, Robert Norman appointed
director
2023-09-27
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JACKSON, Greg appointed
director
2023-09-27
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LISTER-KAYE, Hermione resigned
director
2023-09-27
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ROBINSON, Madeleine, Dr resigned
director
2023-09-27
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ROSS, Russell James appointed
director
2023-09-27
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VALENTINE, Neil resigned
director
2023-01-30
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LEAVER, Andrew Colin resigned
director
2022-09-20
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SMITH, Peter Elliot resigned
director
2022-09-19
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GARVIE, David Alexander appointed
director
2022-09-19
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COTTERILL, Stephen appointed
director
2022-09-19
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ROSS, Russell James resigned
director
2021-09-18
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YOUNG, Julia appointed
director
2021-09-18
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GARVIE, David Alexander resigned
director
2021-09-18
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HEMINGWAY, Robert appointed
director
2020-08-12
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JACKSON, Gregory resigned
director
2020-08-12
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LISTER-KAYE, Hermione appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 102 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

-9 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 75 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: MASHETER, Philip resigned 2025-10-20; ROSS, Russell James resigned 2025-07-08; SCOTT, Graeme resigned 2025-10-20

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2010-02-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

North View

Crask Of Aigas

Beauly

Inverness-Shire

IV4 7AD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-18

Last: 2026-02-04