AGE SCOTLAND ORKNEY

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SC246433 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-03-25

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 4.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2024

Net worth

£178.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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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 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.6y

75/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Charge age ~4.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

35 officers (9 active, 35 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

113 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £178,738

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£399k

Net Worth

£179k

Current Assets

£417k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-03-31
Current assets	£417.3k
Cash	£398.6k
Debtors	£18.8k
Net assets	£178.7k

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

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2 signals 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (80 events)Click to expand

2025-12-22
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accounts · AA
2025-09-08
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officers · AP01
2025-09-03
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DONALDSON, Leslie Eric appointed
director
2024-12-11
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accounts · AA
2024-02-02
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officers · TM01
2024-02-01
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BROWN, Phyllis Work resigned
director
2023-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
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CHAMBERS, Angela Louise appointed
director
2023-05-24
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officers · AP01
2023-01-27
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officers · AP01
2023-01-27
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officers · TM01
2023-01-25
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RICHARDS, John Thomas appointed
director
2023-01-25
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CELLI, Ron resigned
director
2022-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-20
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STOUT, Doris appointed
director
2021-09-22
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mortgage · MR01
2021-09-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Orkney Islands Council
2021-08-04
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LANNI, Brian Christopher Allan resigned
director
2021-08-04
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officers · TM01
2021-06-08
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EUNSON, Hilda resigned
director
2021-06-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-12-07
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ROBB, Jill appointed
director
2018-12-07
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BUCHANAN, Janet Lucy Ann resigned
director
2018-10-29
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BROWN, Phyllis Work appointed
director
2018-04-24
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WYLIE, Balfour appointed
director
2018-03-09
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RICHARDSON, Jeremy Paul resigned
director
2017-02-01
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COOK, Jane resigned
director
2016-08-01
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BRUCE, Alistair James appointed
director
2016-08-01
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MACGINN, Andrew appointed
director
2016-08-01
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CELLI, Ron appointed
director
2015-10-14
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HAMBLY, Kenneth Norman resigned
director
2015-08-16
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SHIELDS, Patricia resigned
director
2015-02-17
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COOK, Jane appointed
director
2015-02-17
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LANNI, Brian Christopher Allan appointed
director
2015-01-31
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MCGREGOR, Robert resigned
director
2014-12-31
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SKUSE, Gillian appointed
secretary
2014-12-31
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JENKINS, Caron Sarah resigned
secretary
2014-12-31
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FLETT, Samantha resigned
director
2014-10-17
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HAMBLY, Kenneth Norman appointed
director
2014-10-16
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BUCHANAN, Janet Lucy Ann appointed
director
2014-08-15
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KIRKNESS, Brian Buchan resigned
director
2014-01-06
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JENKINS, Caron Sarah appointed
secretary
2014-01-06
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WARD, Susan Christine resigned
secretary
2013-08-27
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EUNSON, Hilda appointed
director
2013-08-27
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JOHNSTON, Helen resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 80 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 83 — 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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Incorporated2003-03-25

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

46 Victoria Street

Kirkwall

Orkney

KW15 1DN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-08

Last: 2026-03-25