LOCH MORAR ASSOCIATION

🌳Matureactive

SC162731 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-01-17

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

96 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

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 (38 events)Click to expand

2025-08-29
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2023-09-12
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2022-09-27
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2022-04-13
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2021-09-22
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2020-12-30
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2019-10-01
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2018-09-25
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2017-09-30
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2016-10-04
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2016-01-26
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2015-10-04
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2014-12-31
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SPENCE, Robert William resigned
director
2011-03-15
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PRENTICE, Beatrice Margaret resigned
director
2011-01-17
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SPENCE, Malcolm Hugh resigned
director
2011-01-17
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SPENCE, Robert William appointed
director
2005-04-21
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PRENTICE, Beatrice Margaret appointed
director
2004-04-22
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AITCHISON, Andrew Thomas Mcmillan appointed
secretary
2004-04-22
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FOGGIE, David Scott resigned
secretary
2003-10-27
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FOGGIE, David Scott resigned
director
2003-09-15
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BOND, Ian Robbin Stanley resigned
director
2003-09-15
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ZIANI DE FERRANTI, Mark resigned
director
1998-03-02
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HENDERSON, Grace Marshall Biggart appointed
director
1997-11-15
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HENDERSON, William Strathern resigned
director
1996-01-17
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Company incorporated
As LOCH MORAR ASSOCIATION
1996-01-17
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MACKINTOSH, Cameron Anthony, Sir appointed
director
1996-01-17
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FOGGIE, David Scott appointed
secretary
1996-01-17
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-01-17
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1996-01-17
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BOND, Ian Robbin Stanley appointed
director
1996-01-17
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FOGGIE, David Scott appointed
director
1996-01-17
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HENDERSON, William Strathern appointed
director
1996-01-17
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SPENCE, Malcolm Hugh appointed
director
1996-01-17
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ZIANI DE FERRANTI, Mark appointed
director
1996-01-17
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1996-01-17
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES 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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — 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 88 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 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh Individual · British · DOB 10/1946 · age 80	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	17/01/2017

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated1996-01-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

5 St. John Street

Perth

PH1 5SP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-05

Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

AITCHISON, Andrew Thomas Mcmillan→

secretary · appointed 2004-04-22

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Active

HENDERSON, Grace Marshall Biggart→

director · ~88y · appointed 1998-03-02

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Active

MACKINTOSH, Cameron Anthony, Sir→

director · ~80y · appointed 1996-01-17

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Active

FOGGIE, David Scott→

secretary · appointed 1996-01-17 · resigned 2004-04-22

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-01-17 · resigned 1996-01-17

Resigned

BOND, Ian Robbin Stanley→

director · ~86y · appointed 1996-01-17 · resigned 2003-09-15

Resigned

FOGGIE, David Scott→

director · ~87y · appointed 1996-01-17 · resigned 2003-10-27

Resigned

HENDERSON, William Strathern→

director · ~95y · appointed 1996-01-17 · resigned 1997-11-15

Resigned

PRENTICE, Beatrice Margaret→

director · ~51y · appointed 2005-04-21 · resigned 2011-03-15

Resigned

SPENCE, Malcolm Hugh→

director · ~92y · appointed 1996-01-17 · resigned 2011-01-17

Resigned

SPENCE, Robert William→

director · ~55y · appointed 2011-01-17 · resigned 2014-12-31

Resigned

ZIANI DE FERRANTI, Mark→

director · ~81y · appointed 1996-01-17 · resigned 2003-09-15

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-01-17 · resigned 1996-01-17

Resigned

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