LOCH MELFORT AND KILNINVER COMPANY LIMITED

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SC821583 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-09-03

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£4.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (8 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

14 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £4,522

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£5k

Current Assets

£4k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30
Total assets	£4.5k
Current assets	£3.5k
Net assets	£4.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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accounts · AA
2026-04-21
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officers · AP03
2026-04-20
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MACKAY, Ross Alexander appointed
secretary
2025-05-13
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-05-13
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-12
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-05-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-19
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CHAITRAM, Sandra Sonita appointed
director
2025-02-19
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MACKAY, Ross Alexander appointed
director
2025-02-19
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MITCHELL, Antoinette Nicola Margaret appointed
director
2025-02-19
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FORBES, Drhue resigned
director
2024-09-03
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Company incorporated
As LOCH MELFORT AND KILNINVER COMPANY LIMITED
2024-09-03
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CANNON, Stuart Geoffrey appointed
director
2024-09-03
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MACKAY, Elizabeth Jane appointed
director
2024-09-03
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TWEEDLY, Alexander George appointed
director
2024-09-03
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WILKIE, David Martin appointed
director
2024-09-03
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FORBES, Drhue appointed
director
2024-09-03
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

68/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+Young company: Only 1.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Incorporated2024-09-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Shore House

Arduaine

Oban

Argyll

PA34 4XQ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-16

Last: 2025-09-02