OUTDOOR ACCESS TRUST FOR SCOTLAND
🌳Matureactive
SC186301 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-06-01
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 1.9y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.9 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: low (50/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
30 officers (6 active, 30 linked, 28 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
139 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (78 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-13➕MAIN, Paul John appointeddirector
- 2024-11-07➖LC SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2024-11-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-05-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Highland Council
- 2024-05-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Highland Council
- 2024-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-11-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-09-14📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2023-09-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-31➖HUNTER, Alison Janet resigneddirector
- 2023-06-01➕CRANE, Peter David appointeddirector
- 2023-01-24➕HOGBEN, Christine appointeddirector
- 2023-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-31➖BUCHAN, Charles Cummin resigneddirector
- 2022-05-31➖MOFFETT, Ian Weatherston resigneddirector
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-06-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-16➖CAMERON, David Fraser resigneddirector
- 2019-10-31➕BUCHAN, Charles Cummin appointeddirector
- 2018-12-14➖BLACKETT, Geva Charlotte Caroline, Councillor resigneddirector
- 2018-09-20➕BLACKETT, Geva Charlotte Caroline, Councillor appointeddirector
- 2018-06-14➕BRYERS, Keith Simpson appointeddirector
- 2018-03-22➖JOHNSON, Paul Ernest resigneddirector
- 2018-02-02➖WITHEY, Robert Simon resigneddirector
- 2017-06-28➕WITHEY, Robert Simon appointeddirector
- 2016-12-31➖FARQUHAR, Katrina Anne resigneddirector
- 2016-12-01➕HUNTER, Alison Janet appointeddirector
- 2016-05-13➖HUTCHEON, Gregor William resigneddirector
- 2015-12-03➕BRYDEN, Duncan Mackenzie appointeddirector
- 2015-12-03➖KINNAIRD, Bob resigneddirector
- 2014-06-12➕MOFFETT, Ian Weatherston appointeddirector
- 2013-09-19➖ROBERTS, Jeremy resigneddirector
- 2013-08-01➕FARQUHAR, Katrina Anne appointeddirector
- 2013-08-01➖HUMPHREY, James Malcolm Marcus resigneddirector
- 2013-03-14➕KINNAIRD, Bob appointeddirector
- 2013-03-14➖MACKAY, Peter resigneddirector
- 2011-02-22➕HUTCHEON, Gregor William appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 78 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1998-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
C/O Henderson Loggie Llp The Vision Building
20 Greenmarket
Dundee
DD1 4QB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01
Officers (6 active · 24 resigned)
BRYDEN, Duncan Mackenzie→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-12-03
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BRYERS, Keith Simpson→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2018-06-14
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CRANE, Peter David→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-06-01
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HOGBEN, Christine→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-01-24
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MAIN, Paul John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-11-13
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ORD, Peter John→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 1998-06-01
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LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2006-04-03 · resigned 2024-11-07
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-06-01 · resigned 2006-04-03
ANDERSON, William Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1999-07-02 · resigned 2003-04-30
BALE, David Walter Cowen, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2007-04-03 · resigned 2009-09-30
BLACKETT, Geva Charlotte Caroline, Councillor→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2018-09-20 · resigned 2018-12-14
BUCHAN, Charles Cummin→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2019-10-31 · resigned 2022-05-31
CAMERON, David Fraser→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2007-10-26 · resigned 2021-06-16
CHALMERS, Patrick Edward Bruce→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2009-04-07
CHALMERS, Patrick Edward Bruce→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 1998-06-01 · resigned 1999-04-01
FALLOWS, David John→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2008-05-16 · resigned 2010-10-06
FARQUHAR, Katrina Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-08-01 · resigned 2016-12-31
FULTON, Stewart Greig→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1998-06-01 · resigned 2003-04-30
HILLHOUSE, Robert Russell, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1998-10-08 · resigned 2003-08-29
HUMPHREY, James Malcolm Marcus→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2003-05-30 · resigned 2013-08-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Highland Council | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | The Highland Council | A registered charge | 3 properties | 15/05/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (139 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-11-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-08
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-09-14