SCOT MOUNTAIN HOLIDAYS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC247905 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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  2. 2024-06-27
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  3. 2023-09-26
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  4. 2022-09-16
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  5. 2021-06-08
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  6. 2020-05-22
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  7. 2019-07-29
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  8. 2018-07-02
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  9. 2017-09-11
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  10. 2016-09-15
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  11. 2016-05-06
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  12. 2015-10-05
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  13. 2015-05-09
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  14. 2014-08-13
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  15. 2014-05-08
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  16. 2013-09-06
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  17. 2003-04-28
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    FIELD, Rebecca Marie Joanna appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-04-28
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    BATEMAN, Andrew Stephen appointed
    director
  19. 2003-04-28
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    FIELD, Rebecca Marie Joanna appointed
    director
  20. 2003-04-25
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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  21. 2003-04-25
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  22. 2003-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As SCOT MOUNTAIN HOLIDAYS LIMITED
  23. 2003-04-16
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
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  24. 2003-04-16
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Rebecca Marie Joanna Field
Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Andrew Stephen Bateman
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

Fraoch Lodge, Deshar Road
Boat Of Garten
Inverness-Shire
Scotland
PH24 3BN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last: 2025-05-17

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

FIELD, Rebecca Marie Joanna→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-28
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Active
BATEMAN, Andrew Stephen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-04-28
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Active
FIELD, Rebecca Marie Joanna→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-04-28
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Active
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2003-04-25
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2003-04-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

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2025-08-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2024-06-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-02