MACFIE HALL COMMITTEE

🌳Matureactive

SC392321 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-01-27

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (6 active, 15 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-03-06
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officers · TM01
2026-03-04
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CONNELLY, Christine Emily resigned
director
2026-01-26
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accounts · AA
2026-01-16
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officers · TM01
2026-01-09
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CLARK, Graeme Johnson resigned
director
2025-02-12
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officers · TM01
2025-02-04
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WHITE, Helen resigned
director
2024-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
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CONNELLY, Christine Emily appointed
director
2024-04-30
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officers · AP01
2024-04-30
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officers · CH01
2024-04-30
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officers · CH01
2024-04-30
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officers · CH01
2023-12-05
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accounts · AA
2023-10-18
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OTTON, Felix resigned
director
2023-10-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
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officers · AP01
2022-08-28
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officers · AP01
2022-08-28
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officers · AP01
2022-08-28
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officers · TM01
2022-08-23
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CLARK, Graeme Johnson appointed
director
2022-08-16
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EADES, David Colin appointed
director
2022-08-16
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WILSON, Janine Helena appointed
director
2022-08-16
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BENNETT, Frances Elizabeth resigned
director
2022-05-11
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officers · TM01
2022-04-28
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POTTER, Gavin Edward resigned
director
2021-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
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officers · AP01
2021-09-20
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KING, Natasha Rebecca Anne appointed
director
2021-09-20
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CRABBE, Douglas Mark Francis resigned
director
2021-03-02
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WHITE, Helen appointed
director
2019-10-14
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POTTER, Gavin Edward appointed
director
2019-09-02
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CONNELLY, Christine Emily resigned
director
2019-09-02
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CONNOR, Paul Charles resigned
director
2018-11-05
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CRABBE, Douglas Mark Francis appointed
director
2017-06-27
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FINLAYSON, Catherine Mary appointed
director
2017-06-27
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CONNELLY, Christine Emily appointed
director
2017-06-27
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CONNOR, Paul Charles appointed
director
2017-06-27
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OTTON, Felix appointed
director
2011-01-27
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Company incorporated
As MACFIE HALL COMMITTEE
2011-01-27
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BROWN, Helen appointed
secretary
2011-01-27
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COLLINGS, Aileen appointed
director
2011-01-27
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BENNETT, Frances Elizabeth appointed
director

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: CLARK, Graeme Johnson resigned 2026-01-09; CONNELLY, Christine Emily resigned 2026-03-04

Group structure

Helen Lowe Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️

Helen Lowe Limited

Corporate parent

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MACFIE HALL COMMITTEE

This company · SC392321

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Helen Lowe Limited Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2011-01-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Macfie Hall

Heriot

Midlothian

EH38 5YE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-18

Last: 2026-01-04