BON-ACCORD CAMERA CLUB

🌳Matureactive

SC101004 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1986-09-23

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£48.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Operation of arts facilities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (79/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

20 officers (3 active, 20 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

147 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £48,013

Net assets shrinking

Down £1,723 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£48k

↓ 3.5% YoY

Current Assets

£24k

↓ 6.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£48.0k	£49.7k
Current assets	£23.8k	£25.6k
Net assets	£48.0k	£49.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-13
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ROBBINS, Adrian Paul appointed
director
2024-11-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-09
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FOWLER, John Douglas resigned
director
2024-09-09
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withdrawal-of-the-directors-register-information-from-the-public-register
officers · EW01
2024-09-09
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elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH02
2024-09-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-09
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elect-to-keep-the-directors-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH01
2024-05-31
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FOWLER, John Douglas appointed
director
2024-05-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-31
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-02
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MACLEAY, Alan resigned
director
2024-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-20
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-05
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GAWTHORPE, Allan Barclay resigned
director
2022-05-05
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MACLEAY, Alan appointed
director
2020-09-08
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ALLANACH, Hazel Margaret appointed
director
2020-09-08
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HUNTER, Alexander Forsyth resigned
director
2018-06-20
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SKINNER, Ian Thomson resigned
director
2018-06-13
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HUNTER, Alexander Forsyth appointed
director
2015-05-07
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GAWTHORPE, Allan Barclay appointed
director
2015-05-07
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SMITH, Robert Dunn resigned
director
2013-05-02
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ANDERSON, Douglas Lee resigned
director
2013-05-02
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SKINNER, Ian Thomson appointed
director
2011-05-05
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HINTON, Roger Stuart appointed
director
2011-05-05
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GOVE, Neil Anderson resigned
director
2011-05-05
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SMITH, Robert Dunn appointed
director
2011-03-01
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BOAG, Colin resigned
secretary
2009-05-07
➕
ANDERSON, Douglas Lee appointed
director
2009-05-07
➖
SMITH, Robert Dunn resigned
director
2006-06-22
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GAWTHORPE, Allan Barclay resigned
director
2006-05-04
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GOVE, Neil Anderson appointed
director
2003-05-22
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GAWTHORPE, Allan Barclay appointed
director
2003-05-22
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PORTER, Alexander Murdoch resigned
director
2000-06-08
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ANDERSON, Douglas Lee resigned
director
2000-06-08
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PORTER, Alexander Murdoch appointed
director
1995-04-27
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ANDERSON, Douglas Lee appointed
director
1995-04-27
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BEATSON, David Cairns resigned
director
1994-04-28
➕
BEATSON, David Cairns appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 56 events

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

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Hazel Margaret Allanach Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	09/09/2020
Dr Roger Stuart Hinton Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	05/05/2016

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Alan Macleayceased 02/05/2024· significant influence
Mr Alexander Forsyth Hunterceased 08/09/2020· significant influence
Mr Allan Barclay Gawthorpeceased 04/05/2022· significant influence
Mr Ian Thomson Skinnerceased 19/06/2018· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1986-09-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90040 — Operation of arts facilities

Registered office

1 Corunna Place

Bridge Of Don

Aberdeen

AB23 8DA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-16

Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (3 active · 17 resigned)

ALLANACH, Hazel Margaret→

director · ~77y · appointed 2020-09-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HINTON, Roger Stuart→

director · ~79y · appointed 2011-05-05

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Active

ROBBINS, Adrian Paul→

director · ~66y · appointed 2025-01-13

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Active

ARMOUR, Brownlee→

secretary · resigned 1993-04-29

Resigned

BOAG, Colin→

secretary · appointed 1993-04-29 · resigned 2011-03-01

Resigned

ANDERSON, Douglas Lee→

director · ~80y · appointed 2009-05-07 · resigned 2013-05-02

Resigned

ANDERSON, Douglas Lee→

director · ~80y · appointed 1995-04-27 · resigned 2000-06-08

Resigned

ARMOUR, Brownlee→

director · ~85y · resigned 1993-04-29

Resigned

BEATSON, David Cairns→

director · ~81y · appointed 1994-04-28 · resigned 1995-04-27

Resigned

BOAG, Colin→

director · ~69y · resigned 1994-04-28

Resigned

FOWLER, John Douglas→

director · ~76y · appointed 2024-05-31 · resigned 2024-09-09

Resigned

GAWTHORPE, Allan Barclay→

director · ~78y · appointed 2015-05-07 · resigned 2022-05-05

Resigned

GAWTHORPE, Allan Barclay→

director · ~78y · appointed 2003-05-22 · resigned 2006-06-22

Resigned

GOVE, Neil Anderson→

director · ~51y · appointed 2006-05-04 · resigned 2011-05-05

Resigned

HUNTER, Alexander Forsyth→

director · ~75y · appointed 2018-06-13 · resigned 2020-09-08

Resigned

MACLEAY, Alan→

director · ~60y · appointed 2022-05-05 · resigned 2024-05-02

Resigned

PORTER, Alexander Murdoch→

director · ~81y · appointed 2000-06-08 · resigned 2003-05-22

Resigned

SKINNER, Ian Thomson→

director · ~80y · appointed 2013-05-02 · resigned 2018-06-20

Resigned

SMITH, Robert Dunn→

director · ~87y · appointed 2011-05-05 · resigned 2015-05-07

Resigned

SMITH, Robert Dunn→

director · ~87y · appointed 1993-04-29 · resigned 2009-05-07

Resigned

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Recent filings (147 total)

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP01AP01

2026-04-14

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-01-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-01-14

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-01-14

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-11-06

withdrawal-of-the-directors-register-information-from-the-public-register

officers · EW01

2024-09-09

elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register

officers · EH02

2024-09-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-09-09

elect-to-keep-the-directors-register-information-on-the-public-register

officers · EH01

2024-09-09

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-05-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-05-31