CULTARLANN INBHIR NIS

🏛️Establishedactive
SC653865 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2020-02-07
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: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 0.6y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

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
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (9 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)
88
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
34 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-09-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Inverness City of Heritage Trust
  4. 2025-09-16
    CAMPBELL, Iain appointed
    director
  5. 2025-09-16
    MACLENNAN, Norrie appointed
    director
  6. 2025-09-16
    MACLENNAN, Norrie resigned
    director
  7. 2025-09-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-06-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  11. 2025-05-23
    MURCHISON-MACDONALD, Emily resigned
    director
  12. 2025-05-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-05-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2025-02-09
    MACBETH, Alan John resigned
    director
  15. 2025-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2024-03-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2024-03-03
    MACLENNAN, Norman appointed
    director
  19. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-02-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2023-02-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2023-02-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2023-01-23
    BOAG, David Iain appointed
    director
  24. 2023-01-23
    CAMPBELL, Murdo appointed
    director
  25. 2023-01-23
    DANSON, Michael William appointed
    director
  26. 2023-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2022-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2020-10-26
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  29. 2020-10-26
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  30. 2020-09-01
    BOWIE, Gwen appointed
    director
  31. 2020-09-01
    FORBES, Alasdair Donald Livingstone appointed
    director
  32. 2020-09-01
    MACBETH, Alan John appointed
    director
  33. 2020-09-01
    MURCHISON-MACDONALD, Emily appointed
    director
  34. 2020-02-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CULTARLANN INBHIR NIS
  35. 2020-02-07
    BOWIE, Gwen appointed
    secretary
  36. 2020-02-07
    MULHOLLAND, Margaret 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
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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: MACLENNAN, Norrie resigned 2025-09-16; MURCHISON-MACDONALD, Emily resigned 2025-05-23

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2020-02-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

16 Glenburn Drive
Inverness
IV2 4ND
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (9 active · 3 resigned)

BOWIE, Gwen
secretary · appointed 2020-02-07
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Active
BOAG, David Iain
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-01-23
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Active
BOWIE, Gwen
director · ~69y · appointed 2020-09-01
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Active
CAMPBELL, Iain
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-09-16
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Active
CAMPBELL, Murdo
director · ~74y · appointed 2023-01-23
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Active
DANSON, Michael William
director · ~73y · appointed 2023-01-23
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Active
FORBES, Alasdair Donald Livingstone
director · ~74y · appointed 2020-09-01
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Active
MACLENNAN, Norman
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-03-03
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Active
MULHOLLAND, Margaret
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-02-07
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Active
MACBETH, Alan John
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-09-01 · resigned 2025-02-09
Resigned
MACLENNAN, Norrie
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-09-16 · resigned 2025-09-16
Resigned
MURCHISON-MACDONALD, Emily
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-09-01 · resigned 2025-05-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Inverness City of Heritage Trust
A registered charge1 property25/09/2025
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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30