HELMSDALE HERITAGE AND ARTS SOCIETY

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SC096873 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1986-01-20
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.
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
66 officers (8 active, 66 linked, 59 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
186 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (128 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-09
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  2. 2024-12-10
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  3. 2024-12-01
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    DE LIMA, Philomena Joan Felecia, Professor resigned
    director
  4. 2024-07-15
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  5. 2024-01-13
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  6. 2023-12-31
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    SARGENT, Jean Mackay resigned
    director
  7. 2023-07-25
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  8. 2022-07-19
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  9. 2022-07-15
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  10. 2022-07-10
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    CHECCHIA, Viviana, Dr appointed
    director
  11. 2022-07-10
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    DE LIMA, Philomena Joan Felecia, Professor appointed
    director
  12. 2022-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2021-06-25
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  14. 2021-01-21
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  15. 2021-01-20
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  16. 2021-01-20
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  17. 2021-01-16
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  18. 2020-10-02
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  19. 2020-10-02
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  20. 2020-09-30
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    MAXWELL, Grace appointed
    director
  21. 2020-09-30
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    MAXWELL, Grace appointed
    director
  22. 2020-09-30
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    MAXWELL, Grace resigned
    director
  23. 2020-06-24
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    MACAUSLAN, Anson Cameron Wells appointed
    director
  24. 2020-06-24
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    SCHRAG, Anthony resigned
    director
  25. 2020-01-20
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  26. 2020-01-13
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    MOONEY, James Gerard, Professor appointed
    director
  27. 2019-12-08
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  28. 2019-12-08
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  29. 2019-12-01
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    ROBERTSON, Iain James Mcpherson, Dr appointed
    director
  30. 2019-12-01
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    BAXTER, Elizabeth Joan resigned
    director
  31. 2017-12-01
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    SUTHERLAND, Anne resigned
    director
  32. 2017-06-21
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    MOONEY, James Gerard, Professor resigned
    director
  33. 2017-06-21
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    SCHRAG, Anthony appointed
    director
  34. 2017-06-08
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    PATON, Glenn Dale resigned
    director
  35. 2016-06-24
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    WOOD, Michael John resigned
    director
  36. 2015-06-24
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    SINCLAIR, Eann Henry resigned
    director
  37. 2014-06-30
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    COWIE, Christina Macdonald resigned
    director
  38. 2014-06-01
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    BAXTER, Elizabeth Joan appointed
    director
  39. 2014-06-01
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    MOONEY, James Gerard, Professor appointed
    director
  40. 2013-12-31
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    PIRNIE, Susan resigned
    director
  41. 2013-06-03
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    SUTHERLAND, Anne appointed
    director
  42. 2012-06-01
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    SINCLAIR, Eann Henry appointed
    director
  43. 2011-06-07
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    REEVES, Victoria resigned
    director
  44. 2010-08-01
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    PATON, Glenn Dale appointed
    director
  45. 2009-12-31
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    GUNN, Iain Alexander resigned
    director
  46. 2009-08-31
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    COWIE, Christina Macdonald appointed
    director
  47. 2009-08-27
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    WOODLEY, Penelope resigned
    director
  48. 2008-09-01
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    WHITFIELD, Catriona Anne appointed
    director
  49. 2008-01-01
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    MACGREGOR, Jessie Margaret resigned
    director
  50. 2007-01-01
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    SARGENT, Jean Mackay appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

65/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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-limited-exemption
Incorporated1986-01-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Registered office

Timespan
Dunrobin Street
Helmsdale
Sutherland
KW8 6JX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (8 active · 58 resigned)

MACDONALD, Jean Alison→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-30
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Active
CHECCHIA, Viviana, Dr→
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-07-10
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Active
MACAUSLAN, Anson Cameron Wells→
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-06-24
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Active
MACDONALD, Jean Alison→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-05-30
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Active
MAXWELL, Grace→
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-09-30
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Active
MOONEY, James Gerard, Professor→
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-01-13
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Active
ROBERTSON, Iain James Mcpherson, Dr→
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-12-01
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Active
WHITFIELD, Catriona Anne→
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-09-01
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Active
BLANCE, Alexander Irvine→
secretary · appointed 1996-03-11 · resigned 1998-03-06
Resigned
EGAN, Sarah→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-20 · resigned 2003-11-30
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Colin John Turner→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-06 · resigned 1999-03-05
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Colin John Turner→
secretary · resigned 1996-03-11
Resigned
RUTTER, Susan Norah→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-08 · resigned 2002-03-15
Resigned
SANGSTER, Alistair Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-15 · resigned 2003-03-05
Resigned
AMEY, Stanley→
director · ~87y · resigned 1994-03-04
Resigned
BAXTER, Elizabeth Joan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-06-01 · resigned 2019-12-01
Resigned
BLANCE, Alexander Irvine→
director · ~99y · resigned 1999-03-05
Resigned
BLANCE, Shona Christine→
director · ~66y · appointed 1997-03-08 · resigned 1999-03-05
Resigned
CAMERON, Graham Stewart→
director · ~74y · appointed 1992-02-28 · resigned 1994-01-04
Resigned
COWIE, Christina Macdonald→
director · ~80y · appointed 2009-08-31 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (186 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-23