CLAN LANDS OF SCOTLAND LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC172333 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 59112Video production activities
- 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-02-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-01➖MIDDLETON, Margaret Anna Campbell resignedsecretary
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1997-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs CLAN LANDS OF SCOTLAND LIMITED
- 1997-02-13➕MIDDLETON, David Noel appointeddirector
- 1997-02-13➕MIDDLETON, Margaret Anna Campbell appointedsecretary
- 1997-02-13➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-02-13➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr David Noel Middleton Individual · British · DOB 12/1937 · age 89 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Margaret Anna Campbell Middletonceased 01/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities
Registered office
"Glenesk",Lade Braes
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9DA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
MIDDLETON, David Noel→
Activedirector · ~89y · appointed 1997-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MIDDLETON, Margaret Anna Campbell→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-02-13 · resigned 2020-12-01
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-02-13 · resigned 1997-02-13
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Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-02-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-16