THE SCOTCH WHISKY ASSOCIATION

🌳Matureactive

SC035148 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1960-04-22

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 4.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). 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 4.4y

55/100

clean up first

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

· Charge age ~4.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (16 active, 100 linked, 93 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

486 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 12 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (201 events)Click to expand

2026-01-15
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2026-01-09
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2026-01-08
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2026-01-07
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officers · AP01
2026-01-06
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officers · AP01
2026-01-06
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officers · TM01
2026-01-06
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officers · TM01
2026-01-06
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officers · TM01
2026-01-06
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officers · TM01
2026-01-06
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officers · CH01
2026-01-01
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FOUAD, Nodjame Cecile appointed
director
2026-01-01
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MITCHELL, Euan Douglas appointed
director
2026-01-01
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PALMER, Ian Gordon appointed
director
2026-01-01
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SLOAN, Michael Robert William appointed
director
2026-01-01
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TAYLOR, Douglas Adamson appointed
director
2025-12-31
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DONAGHEY, Bryan Harold resigned
director
2025-12-31
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GOURGUES, Jean-Etienne resigned
director
2025-12-03
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officers · TM01
2025-12-03
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officers · TM01
2025-12-01
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CREW, Debra Ann resigned
director
2025-07-22
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2025-07-22
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incorporation · MA
2025-07-22
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-10
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accounts · AA
2025-01-17
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MILLAR, Robert Andrew appointed
director
2025-01-17
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officers · AP01
2025-01-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-15
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officers · AP01
2025-01-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-11
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ALVAREZ, Alejandro Aquilino resigned
director
2025-01-01
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MACRAE, Caspar Alexander appointed
director
2024-11-28
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JACKSON, Sara Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2024-11-28
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GIBB, Liz Jane resigned
secretary
2024-11-28
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officers · AP03
2024-11-28
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-17
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accounts · AA
2024-06-07
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officers · AP01
2024-03-18
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MCKINLAY, Kenneth Strachan appointed
director
2024-03-08
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GORDON, Peter Grant resigned
director
2024-01-01
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MATTHEWS, Colin Scott appointed
director
2024-01-01
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BREMNER, Stephen resigned
director
2023-08-01
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GIBB, Liz Jane appointed
secretary
2023-08-01
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JACKSON, Sara Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2023-07-12
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CREW, Debra Ann appointed
director
2023-03-17
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ALVAREZ, Alejandro Aquilino appointed
director
2022-12-31
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DILLON, Patricia resigned
director
2022-12-31
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GREENOW, Pryce William David resigned
director
2022-06-13
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JACKSON, Sara Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2022-05-31
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BARTHOLOMEW, John De La Fargue Wycliffe resigned
secretary
2022-01-01
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DONAGHEY, Bryan Harold appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-15 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CREW, Debra Ann resigned 2025-12-01; DONAGHEY, Bryan Harold resigned 2025-12-31; GOURGUES, Jean-Etienne resigned 2025-12-31

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1960-04-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

1st Floor, Quartermile Two

2 Lister Square

Edinburgh

EH3 9GL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-17

Last: 2025-05-03