CAITHNESS & SUTHERLAND VINTAGE & CLASSIC VEHICLE CLUB LTD

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SC102614 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1986-12-31

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

£11.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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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

Asset-holding vehicle with a 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 91). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

24 officers (5 active, 24 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

134 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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 £11,097

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£11k

↑ 11% YoY

Current Assets

£11k

↑ 11% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£11.1k	£10.0k
Current assets	£11.1k	£10.0k
Net assets	£11.1k	£10.0k

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

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2024-12-17
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BREMNER, James William appointed
director
2024-12-17
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DEAS, Alexander Graham appointed
director
2024-12-17
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SUTHERLAND, Kevin Alexander resigned
director
2024-12-17
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TAIT, Gordon resigned
director
2024-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-17
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
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officers · AP01
2023-12-17
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GELL, Jason appointed
director
2023-12-17
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GREEN, James Alexander appointed
director
2023-12-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-25
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-06-24
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-04-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-28
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GREEN, David Alexander Dunnet resigned
director
2020-04-28
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SUTHERLAND, Kevin Alexander appointed
director
2020-04-28
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TAIT, Gordon appointed
director
2020-04-14
➖
HAGON, Tony resigned
secretary
2019-12-02
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SUTHERLAND, Edward resigned
director
2015-03-17
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HAGON, Tony appointed
secretary
2015-03-16
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GREEN, Karin resigned
secretary
2011-12-11
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DEAS, Mhairi resigned
secretary
2009-12-13
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DEAS, Mhairi appointed
secretary
2009-12-13
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GREEN, Karin appointed
secretary
2009-12-13
➖
HAGON, Anthony resigned
secretary
2009-12-13
➖
STEVENS, Angela Mary Theresa resigned
secretary
2009-01-11
➕
GREEN, David Alexander Dunnet appointed
director
2009-01-11
➖
TAIT, Gordon resigned
director
2007-12-01
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HAGON, Anthony appointed
secretary
2006-12-10
➖
MACKAY, James Douglas resigned
secretary
2006-12-10
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STEVENS, Angela Mary Theresa appointed
secretary
2006-12-10
➖
MACKAY, James Douglas resigned
director
2005-12-11
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MACLEOD, Robert Malcolm Macdonald appointed
director
2005-12-11
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TAIT, Alistair resigned
director
1999-12-12
➖
MACLEOD, Robert Malcolm Macdonald resigned
director
1999-12-12
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TAIT, Alistair appointed
director
1998-12-13
➖
TAIT, Alastair resigned
director
1998-12-13
➕
TAIT, Gordon appointed
director
1994-12-08
➕
MACLEOD, Robert Malcolm Macdonald appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 58 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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jason Gell Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	17/12/2024

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Gordon Taitceased 17/12/2024· significant influence
Mr David Alexander Dunnet Greenceased 28/04/2020· significant influence · firm interest

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

Incorporated1986-12-31

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

Traquair

Sinclair Lane

Halkirk

Caithness

KW12 6YF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-22

Last: 2025-12-08