BIRSAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

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SC382404 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-07-22

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90020Support activities to performing arts

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

43 officers (20 active, 43 linked, 41 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

112 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (90 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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BARNARD, Susan resigned
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2025-11-14
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2025-07-22
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GERRARD, Eunice Margaret appointed
director
2024-11-13
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SCARTH, David Barnett resigned
director
2024-06-17
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2024-06-12
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JOHNSTON, Ethan resigned
director
2023-12-05
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accounts · AA
2023-11-22
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2023-11-21
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TAIT, Ellis Spence resigned
director
2023-11-20
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2023-11-15
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MCGLASSON, Gordon appointed
director
2023-11-15
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MCGLASSON, Sarah appointed
director
2023-11-15
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REID, Duncan appointed
director
2023-11-15
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JOHNSTON, Ethan appointed
director
2023-04-12
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LYON, Suzanne resigned
director
2023-01-18
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ALLAN, Mariann Elizabeth appointed
director
2022-11-23
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DREVER, Emma Anne appointed
director
2022-11-23
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MOWAT, Rachel Kay appointed
director
2022-11-09
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MARTIN, Stella resigned
director
2021-11-17
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FLETT, Scott William resigned
director
2021-11-17
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TAIT, Ellis Spence appointed
director
2021-07-20
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ROBERTSON, Aimee resigned
director
2020-07-08
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DICK, Teresa resigned
director
2019-08-02
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BARR, Yvette resigned
director
2019-08-02
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JOHNSTON, Valerie Anne resigned
director
2019-08-02
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MILLER, Tracey resigned
director
2019-08-02
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WATT, Gertie resigned
director
2017-11-15
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BENSTON, Leona Margaret appointed
director
2017-11-15
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BARNARD, Susan appointed
director
2017-11-15
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TULLOCK, Lynn Flett resigned
director
2016-11-09
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GRIEVE, Isobel resigned
director
2016-11-09
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THOMSON, Fiona Mary resigned
director

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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

-19 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 84 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 84 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2010-07-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Iona Marwick

Birsay

Orkney

KW17 2NB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-05

Last: 2025-07-22