KRISTIN LINKLATER VOICE CENTRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC421964 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-16
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.0y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees0100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-01-08
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  3. 2024-12-17
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  4. 2024-12-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-09
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    MANSON, Kenneth Hugh resigned
    director
  8. 2022-12-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-10-27
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    HARCUS, Yvonne Janette resigned
    secretary
  10. 2022-10-27
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    HARCUS, Yvonne Janette resigned
    director
  11. 2022-10-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2022-10-27
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-07-07
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-06-20
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    MANSON, Kenneth Hugh appointed
    director
  15. 2022-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2021-04-19
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  18. 2021-02-16
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  19. 2021-02-12
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  20. 2021-01-01
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    LINKLATER, Hamish Erik appointed
    director
  21. 2020-06-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2020-06-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2020-06-12
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    LINKLATER, Magnus Duncan appointed
    director
  24. 2020-06-05
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    LINKLATER, Kristin resigned
    director
  25. 2019-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2017-05-10
    ➖
    COLSTON, Ruth Louise resigned
    secretary
  27. 2017-05-10
    ➕
    HARCUS, Yvonne Janette appointed
    secretary
  28. 2017-05-10
    ➖
    COLSTON, Ruth Louise resigned
    director
  29. 2016-08-01
    ➕
    HARCUS, Yvonne Janette appointed
    director
  30. 2016-04-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2014-05-01
    ➕
    COLSTON, Ruth Louise appointed
    secretary
  32. 2014-05-01
    ➕
    COLSTON, Ruth Louise appointed
    director
  33. 2012-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As KRISTIN LINKLATER VOICE CENTRE LIMITED
  34. 2012-04-16
    ➕
    LINKLATER, Kristin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LINKLATER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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

66/100
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.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hamish Erik Linklater
Individual · American · DOB 07/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting17/04/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Executors Of Ms Kristin Linklaterceased 17/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Ms Kristin Linklaterceased 05/06/2020· 50-75% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

Upper Housegarth
Quoyloo
Stromness
KW16 3LY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

LINKLATER, Hamish Erik→
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LINKLATER, Magnus Duncan→
director · ~84y · appointed 2020-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLSTON, Ruth Louise→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2017-05-10
Resigned
HARCUS, Yvonne Janette→
secretary · appointed 2017-05-10 · resigned 2022-10-27
Resigned
COLSTON, Ruth Louise→
director · ~47y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2017-05-10
Resigned
HARCUS, Yvonne Janette→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-08-01 · resigned 2022-10-27
Resigned
LINKLATER, Kristin→
director · ~90y · appointed 2012-04-16 · resigned 2020-06-05
Resigned
MANSON, Kenneth Hugh→
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-06-20 · resigned 2022-12-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—27/04/2016—
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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19