SCOTTISH TOURIST GUIDES ASSOCIATION

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SC167477 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-08-02

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

£167.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Travel agency activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). 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

100 officers (9 active, 100 linked, 95 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

302 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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 · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £167,277

Cash YoY

+19%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£426k

↑ 19% YoY

Net Worth

£167k

↑ 17% YoY

Current Assets

£459k

↑ 21% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	£167.3k	£142.9k
Current assets	£458.9k	£380.2k
Cash	£425.6k	£359.1k
Debtors	£22.8k	£10.7k
Net assets	£167.3k	£142.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (213 events)Click to expand

2025-11-26
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2025-11-04
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2025-11-04
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officers · TM01
2025-11-04
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2025-10-31
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ARTHUR, Linda resigned
director
2025-10-31
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BROWN, Maralyn Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-10-31
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DU CHALIOT, Mariangela resigned
director
2025-10-30
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BARRETT, Gillian appointed
secretary
2025-10-30
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BENASSI, Paula appointed
director
2025-10-30
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GIACOBBE, Federica appointed
director
2025-03-04
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officers · AP01
2025-03-04
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2025-03-01
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DICKIE FRASER, Agnes appointed
director
2024-11-28
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officers · AP01
2024-11-27
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accounts · AA
2024-11-15
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CRIBB, Stephen appointed
director
2024-11-05
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2024-11-05
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2024-11-01
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SKINNER, Ewan appointed
director
2024-11-01
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ARTHUR, Linda appointed
director
2024-11-01
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2024-10-30
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COCHRAN, Bruce Lees resigned
director
2024-10-30
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NEWTON, Gwendolynne resigned
director
2024-03-11
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accounts · AA01
2024-03-05
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officers · AP01
2024-02-09
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2024-02-08
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BELL, Aidan Douglas resigned
director
2023-07-20
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2023-07-20
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2023-06-23
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2023-06-08
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NEWTON, Gwendolynne appointed
director
2023-05-11
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SALVESEN HALLIDAY, Fergus Neil appointed
director
2023-03-27
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BOWLES, Robert appointed
director
2023-03-27
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MCGUINESS, Dianne resigned
director
2022-03-24
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HECTOR, Alistair Gordon appointed
director
2022-03-24
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ARTHUR, Linda Ann resigned
director
2022-03-24
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BRAMHAM, Kenneth Russell resigned
director
2022-03-24
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COCHRAN, Bruce Lees appointed
director
2022-03-24
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DU CHALIOT, Mariangela appointed
director
2022-03-24
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MCALISTER, Kirsty Fiona, Dr resigned
director
2022-03-24
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MIDDLETON, Andrea resigned
director
2022-03-24
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NORTHOP, Alasdair Taylor resigned
director
2021-12-06
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ARTHUR, Linda Ann appointed
director
2021-10-19
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MACDONALD, Alasdair Donald resigned
director
2021-04-19
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PARKINSON, Fraser resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 213 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ARTHUR, Linda resigned 2025-10-31; BROWN, Maralyn Elizabeth resigned 2025-10-31; DU CHALIOT, Mariangela resigned 2025-10-31

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1996-08-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

Office 9 Step Commercial Centre

Stirling Enterprise Park

Stirling

FK7 7RP

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-16

Last: 2025-08-02