ALMA EQUESTRIAN CENTRE LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC843974 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-04-04
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 material changes in the last 90 days.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Sports and recreation education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96040Physical well-being activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: low (44/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-30➕JARMSON, Leah appointedsecretary
- 2026-03-30📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-03-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-03-25➖THORNTONS LAW LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ALMA EQUESTRIAN CENTRE LTD
- 2025-04-04➕JARMSON, Leah appointeddirector
- 2025-04-04➕NICOLSON, Kathryn Anne appointeddirector
- 2025-04-04➕REID, Anna Elsie appointeddirector
- 2025-04-04➕TULLOCH, Kaylee Annabelle appointeddirector
- 2025-04-04➕THORNTONS LAW LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-04-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
60/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2025-04-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85510 — Sports and recreation education
Registered office
Alma Equestrian Centre Ltd Brakes
Whiteness
Shetland
ZE2 9GJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30
Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)
Active
JARMSON, Leah→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-04-04
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NICOLSON, Kathryn Anne→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2025-04-04
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REID, Anna Elsie→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2025-04-04
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TULLOCH, Kaylee Annabelle→
Activedirector · ~21y · appointed 2025-04-04
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THORNTONS LAW LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2025-04-04 · resigned 2026-03-25
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Recent filings (6 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-03-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-04