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SC170673 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-12-16

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 15.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒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 service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). 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 15.1y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 15.1 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 (49/100)

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

50 officers (10 active, 50 linked, 44 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

168 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (113 events)Click to expand

2026-03-24
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officers · TM01
2026-03-13
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BRATCHIE, Louise Jean resigned
director
2025-12-19
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officers · TM01
2025-12-08
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KENT, Mark Andrew Geoffrey resigned
director
2025-07-07
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COLLINS, Georgia Rosara Mohabir appointed
director
2025-07-07
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FISHER, Darren Christopher Edwin appointed
director
2025-07-07
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GIBSON, John Harkins appointed
director
2025-07-07
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KELL, Jonathan David Alexander appointed
director
2025-07-07
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officers · AP01
2025-07-07
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officers · AP01
2025-07-07
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officers · AP01
2025-07-07
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officers · AP01
2025-07-04
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accounts · AA
2025-04-10
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officers · TM01
2025-03-19
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RIGBY, Susan, Professor resigned
director
2024-07-15
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officers · TM01
2024-07-03
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accounts · AA
2024-07-01
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HAMMERSLEY, Ben resigned
director
2024-04-03
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officers · TM01
2024-03-14
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ALEXANDER, Douglas Garven resigned
director
2023-06-28
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accounts · AA
2022-09-21
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officers · TM01
2022-09-21
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officers · TM01
2022-09-15
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BENSILUM, Edwina resigned
director
2022-09-15
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MORGAN, Richard resigned
director
2022-06-27
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officers · AP01
2022-06-26
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KENT, Mark Andrew Geoffrey appointed
director
2022-06-14
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HARVEY, Christopher Martin resigned
director
2022-06-14
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officers · TM01
2022-04-12
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accounts · AA
2021-06-30
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accounts · AA
2021-05-05
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officers · AP01
2021-05-05
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officers · AP01
2021-03-22
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NUGA, Ayowunmi Dorothy Oreoluwa appointed
director
2021-03-22
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HAMMERSLEY, Ben appointed
director
2021-03-22
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HARVEY, Christopher Martin appointed
director
2021-03-22
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RIGBY, Susan, Professor appointed
director
2021-02-22
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MCMEEKIN, Jil appointed
secretary
2021-02-22
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MCMILLAN, Kamaljit resigned
secretary
2020-02-03
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SURGENOR, Valerie Muriel resigned
director
2019-11-15
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DUNBAR, Ivor Scott resigned
director
2019-09-26
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BECKLEY, Robert John appointed
director
2019-07-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (T/a Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
2019-06-09
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HYDER, Richard appointed
director
2019-03-19
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SHAW, Louise resigned
director
2019-01-12
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CHAUDARY, Tasleem resigned
director
2018-12-03
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BOGGON, Patrick Rupert resigned
director
2018-12-03
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TRABOULSI, Michael Angelo resigned
director
2018-10-02
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KIRKWOOD, Linda Jane resigned
director
2018-09-11
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BRATCHIE, Louise Jean appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 113 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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BRATCHIE, Louise Jean resigned 2026-03-13; KENT, Mark Andrew Geoffrey resigned 2025-12-08

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1996-12-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Hebridean Centre

Isle Of Coll

Argyll

PA78 6TE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-28

Last: 2025-12-14