AN TAIRBEART LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC139476 · ltd · incorporated 1992-07-28
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 30.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£946.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 94-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 94). 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

1 live charge · oldest 30.9y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £946,031

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£946k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£189k£378k£568k£757k£946kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£79.1k£79.1k
Net assets£946.0k£945.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-11-29
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  3. 2023-11-22
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  4. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2022-01-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-01-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2019-11-29
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  10. 2018-11-12
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  11. 2017-11-16
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-25
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-08-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-10-18
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    DUNCAN, Ileene appointed
    secretary
  17. 2013-10-18
    ➖
    DUNCAN, William Neil Murdoch, Dr resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-10-18
    ➖
    DUNCAN, William Neil Murdoch, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 1995-06-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  20. 1993-01-16
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    CAMPBELL, Peter Lorne Mackie resigned
    director
  21. 1992-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AN TAIRBEART LIMITED
  22. 1992-07-28
    ➕
    DUNCAN, Ileene appointed
    director
  23. 1992-07-28
    ➕
    MACKIE-CAMPBELL, Ann Gillian appointed
    director
  24. 1992-07-28
    ➕
    DUNCAN, William Neil Murdoch, Dr appointed
    secretary
  25. 1992-07-28
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1992-07-28
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1992-07-28
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Peter Lorne Mackie appointed
    director
  28. 1992-07-28
    ➕
    DUNCAN, William Neil Murdoch, Dr appointed
    director
  29. 1992-07-28
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1992-07-28
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 94 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 94 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Ileene Duncan
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-07-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Baravalla
Tarbert
Argyll
PA29 6YD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

DUNCAN, Ileene→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-18
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Active
DUNCAN, Ileene→
director · ~68y · appointed 1992-07-28
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Active
MACKIE-CAMPBELL, Ann Gillian→
director · ~94y · appointed 1992-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUNCAN, William Neil Murdoch, Dr→
secretary · appointed 1992-07-28 · resigned 2013-10-18
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-07-28 · resigned 1992-07-28
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Peter Lorne Mackie→
director · ~101y · appointed 1992-07-28 · resigned 1993-01-16
Resigned
DUNCAN, William Neil Murdoch, Dr→
director · ~79y · appointed 1992-07-28 · resigned 2013-10-18
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-07-28 · resigned 1992-07-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property09/06/1995—
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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-29