CLACKMANNANSHIRE HERITAGE TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC112838 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1988-08-17

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 32.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

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 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 32.8y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 32.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

54 officers (6 active, 54 linked, 51 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

219 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (120 events)Click to expand

2025-12-15
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2025-11-30
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2025-11-16
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NEWSOM, Stephen Geoffrey resigned
director
2025-08-20
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officers · AP01
2025-08-14
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GREGORY, Kayleigh Marie appointed
director
2024-12-10
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2024-10-06
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2024-09-30
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LUMSDEN, Ian George resigned
director
2024-06-02
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officers · TM01
2024-05-31
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HOWSON, Peter Gerard resigned
director
2024-02-27
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officers · TM01
2024-02-14
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LAWSON, Edward Alistair resigned
director
2023-11-29
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accounts · AA
2023-08-10
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THOMSON, David Andrew resigned
secretary
2023-08-10
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THOMSON, David Andrew resigned
director
2023-08-10
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officers · TM02
2023-08-10
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2023-08-10
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2023-08-10
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2023-08-08
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2023-08-08
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2023-08-04
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SHERRARD, Hayley appointed
director
2023-08-04
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SMITH-VAUGHAN, Robert Venton appointed
director
2023-05-13
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officers · CH01
2023-05-13
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address · AD02
2023-05-13
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2023-04-23
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2023-04-21
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MUNRO, Eileen Isobel Reid resigned
director
2023-01-26
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2023-01-20
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BOLES, Yvonne Avril resigned
director
2022-11-25
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2021-10-12
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SUTHERLAND, George Bonnar resigned
director
2021-10-08
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ERSKINE, EARL OF MAR AND KELLIE, James Thorne, Rt Hon Earl Of Mar And Kellie resigned
director
2021-03-27
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JOHNSTONE, Mark Montague resigned
director
2019-10-04
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NEWSOM, Stephen Geoffrey appointed
director
2017-09-15
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MILLS, Susan Ann appointed
director
2016-05-20
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HOWSON, Peter Gerard appointed
director
2015-09-18
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LUMSDEN, Ian George appointed
director
2015-09-18
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STEWART, Derek Albert resigned
director
2015-05-22
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JOHNSTONE CBE, John Raymond, Sir resigned
director
2014-09-26
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SUTHERLAND, George Bonnar appointed
director
2014-05-30
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THOMSON, David Andrew appointed
director
2014-01-24
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WILKES, Justin St. John resigned
director
2013-09-20
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STEWART, Robert, Sir resigned
director
2013-05-24
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JOHNSTONE, Mark Montague appointed
director
2012-10-22
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MUNRO, Eileen Isobel Reid appointed
director
2012-09-05
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PATERSON, Evelyn Doreen Brenda resigned
director
2012-06-01
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BALSILLIE, Donald William appointed
director
2012-06-01
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HAMILTON, Irene Morgan resigned
director
2012-06-01
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MCLAREN, Henry resigned
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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
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

Incorporated1988-08-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions

Registered office

Arnsbrae Lodge Alloa Road

Cambus

Alloa

Clackmannanshire

FK10 2NT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-13

Last: 2026-02-27