THE HAMISH MCHAMISH FOUNDATION

🌳Matureactive
SC473357 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-03-24
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • 6 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 6 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-03-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-03-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-03-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-03-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-11-13
    DALTON, Julie appointed
    director
  9. 2025-10-01
    BEAULIER, Linda-Anne resigned
    director
  10. 2025-09-13
    HEGGIE, Georgia appointed
    director
  11. 2025-09-13
    MACCALLUM, Conor James appointed
    director
  12. 2025-09-13
    PHILIP, Kathleen appointed
    director
  13. 2025-09-12
    PICKEN, Margaret Hannah resigned
    director
  14. 2025-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-09-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  20. 2020-09-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2020-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2020-05-13
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  23. 2020-05-12
    THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2019-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2014-11-01
    MURRAY DONALD LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2014-11-01
    THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2014-06-19
    MCMULLAN, Susan Elizabeth resigned
    director
  28. 2014-05-07
    MACCALLUM, Deborah Jane appointed
    director
  29. 2014-05-07
    BEAULIER, Linda-Anne appointed
    director
  30. 2014-05-07
    LANG, Alistair James resigned
    director
  31. 2014-05-07
    MCMULLAN, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    director
  32. 2014-05-07
    PICKEN, Margaret Hannah appointed
    director
  33. 2014-03-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE HAMISH MCHAMISH FOUNDATION
  34. 2014-03-24
    MURRAY DONALD LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2014-03-24
    LANG, Alistair James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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: BEAULIER, Linda-Anne resigned 2025-10-01; PICKEN, Margaret Hannah resigned 2025-09-12

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2014-03-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Chestney House
149 Market Street
St Andrews
KY16 9PF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (5 active · 6 resigned)

DALTON, Julie
director · ~53y · appointed 2025-11-13
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Active
HEGGIE, Georgia
director · ~26y · appointed 2025-09-13
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Active
MACCALLUM, Conor James
director · ~29y · appointed 2025-09-13
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Active
MACCALLUM, Deborah Jane
director · ~60y · appointed 2014-05-07
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Active
PHILIP, Kathleen
director · ~77y · appointed 2025-09-13
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Active
MURRAY DONALD LLP
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-03-24 · resigned 2014-11-01
Resigned
THORNTONS LAW LLP
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-11-01 · resigned 2020-05-12
Resigned
BEAULIER, Linda-Anne
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-05-07 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned
LANG, Alistair James
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-03-24 · resigned 2014-05-07
Resigned
MCMULLAN, Susan Elizabeth
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-05-07 · resigned 2014-06-19
Resigned
PICKEN, Margaret Hannah
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-05-07 · resigned 2025-09-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06