ARDROSS COMMUNITY HALL

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SC181277 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-12-05
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 13 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
96 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-16
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Robert George Bruce resigned
    director
  6. 2022-06-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-06-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-05-24
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    termination-director-company
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-23
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    BONER, Brian resigned
    director
  11. 2021-12-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-02-24
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    MARSHALL, Robert George Bruce appointed
    director
  15. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-11-30
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    MARSHALL, Robert George Bruce resigned
    director
  18. 2019-04-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-12-16
    ➕
    BEWS, Rory Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2015-12-09
    ➖
    HARINGTON, Richard Donald John resigned
    secretary
  22. 2015-12-09
    ➖
    HARINGTON, Richard Donald John resigned
    director
  23. 2015-12-06
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Robert George Bruce appointed
    director
  24. 2012-05-06
    ➖
    STRACHAN, Anthony Derek resigned
    director
  25. 2012-04-25
    ➖
    SCOTT, Fiona resigned
    director
  26. 2011-07-07
    ➖
    MUNRO, Kimberley resigned
    director
  27. 2010-11-15
    ➕
    MUNRO, Kimberley appointed
    director
  28. 2010-11-15
    ➖
    PERCY-BELL, Imogen resigned
    director
  29. 2010-11-15
    ➕
    STRACHAN, Anthony Derek appointed
    director
  30. 2009-10-20
    ➕
    SCOTT, Fiona appointed
    director
  31. 2009-10-18
    ➕
    EDMONDSON, John Mark appointed
    director
  32. 2009-10-16
    ➖
    MARDON, Roland resigned
    director
  33. 2009-10-16
    ➕
    PERCY-BELL, Imogen appointed
    director
  34. 2009-10-14
    ➕
    HARINGTON, Richard Donald John appointed
    secretary
  35. 2009-10-14
    ➖
    SCOTT, Lucy resigned
    secretary
  36. 2009-10-14
    ➕
    HARINGTON, Richard Donald John appointed
    director
  37. 2009-10-14
    ➖
    SCOTT, Lucy resigned
    director
  38. 2002-07-11
    ➖
    BLACK, Iain Marshall Rollo Stewart resigned
    director
  39. 1997-12-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARDROSS COMMUNITY HALL
  40. 1997-12-05
    ➕
    SCOTT, Lucy appointed
    secretary
  41. 1997-12-05
    ➕
    BLACK, Iain Marshall Rollo Stewart appointed
    director
  42. 1997-12-05
    ➕
    BONER, Brian appointed
    director
  43. 1997-12-05
    ➕
    MARDON, Roland appointed
    director
  44. 1997-12-05
    ➕
    SCOTT, Lucy appointed
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1997-12-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Ardross Community Hall
Ardross
Alness
Ross-Shire
IV17 0XW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

BEWS, Rory Andrew→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDMONDSON, John Mark→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARINGTON, Richard Donald John→
secretary · appointed 2009-10-14 · resigned 2015-12-09
Resigned
SCOTT, Lucy→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-05 · resigned 2009-10-14
Resigned
BLACK, Iain Marshall Rollo Stewart→
director · ~106y · appointed 1997-12-05 · resigned 2002-07-11
Resigned
BONER, Brian→
director · ~81y · appointed 1997-12-05 · resigned 2021-12-23
Resigned
HARINGTON, Richard Donald John→
director · ~78y · appointed 2009-10-14 · resigned 2015-12-09
Resigned
MARDON, Roland→
director · ~92y · appointed 1997-12-05 · resigned 2009-10-16
Resigned
MARSHALL, Robert George Bruce→
director · ~71y · appointed 2020-02-24 · resigned 2022-06-16
Resigned
MARSHALL, Robert George Bruce→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-12-06 · resigned 2019-11-30
Resigned
MUNRO, Kimberley→
director · ~44y · appointed 2010-11-15 · resigned 2011-07-07
Resigned
PERCY-BELL, Imogen→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-10-16 · resigned 2010-11-15
Resigned
SCOTT, Fiona→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-10-20 · resigned 2012-04-25
Resigned
SCOTT, Lucy→
director · ~65y · appointed 1997-12-05 · resigned 2009-10-14
Resigned
STRACHAN, Anthony Derek→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-11-15 · resigned 2012-05-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-08
termination-director-company
officers · TM01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05