LEWIS AND HARRIS YOUTH CLUBS ASSOCIATION

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SC261004 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-12-17
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
—
year to May 2024
Net worth
£419.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 18 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
100 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £419,472
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,986 YoY
Cash YoY
-31%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£39k
↓ 31% YoY
Net Worth
£419k
↓ 2.8% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£86k£173k£259k£345k£431kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£419.5k£431.5k
Current assets£39.6k£57.2k
Cash£38.9k£56.0k
Debtors£680£1.2k
Net assets£419.5k£431.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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  2. 2024-12-23
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  3. 2024-12-10
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    CAMPBELL, Mairianne resigned
    director
  4. 2024-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2023-04-07
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    INGRAM, Neal Andrew resigned
    director
  6. 2023-04-07
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-03-14
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  8. 2022-05-31
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  9. 2021-05-31
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  10. 2019-12-20
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  11. 2018-12-22
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  12. 2018-12-17
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  13. 2018-12-17
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  14. 2018-12-17
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  15. 2018-12-17
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  16. 2018-12-17
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  17. 2018-12-15
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  18. 2018-10-22
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    ELLER, Lorna Jane appointed
    director
  19. 2018-10-22
    ➕
    WATTS, Margaret Ishbel, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2018-10-22
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Elaine resigned
    secretary
  21. 2018-10-22
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    CAMPBELL, Mairianne appointed
    director
  22. 2018-10-22
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Elaine resigned
    director
  23. 2018-10-22
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    PATON, Seonaid resigned
    director
  24. 2018-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2017-12-18
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    MACLEOD, Donald John resigned
    secretary
  26. 2017-12-18
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    MACLEOD, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  27. 2017-12-18
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Donald John resigned
    director
  28. 2016-01-12
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    MACDONALD, Gordon Murdo appointed
    director
  29. 2016-01-12
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    INGRAM, Neal Andrew appointed
    director
  30. 2015-11-30
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    MACARTHUR, Neil John resigned
    director
  31. 2015-11-30
    ➖
    MACASKILL, Iain Ewen resigned
    director
  32. 2015-11-30
    ➖
    MACASKILL, Ruth Seona resigned
    director
  33. 2015-11-30
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    MACDONALD, Andrew resigned
    director
  34. 2006-11-09
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    MACAULAY, Chrisanna resigned
    director
  35. 2006-11-09
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Andrew appointed
    director
  36. 2006-11-09
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Elaine appointed
    director
  37. 2006-11-09
    ➕
    PATON, Seonaid appointed
    director
  38. 2006-11-09
    ➖
    SMITH, Kenny resigned
    director
  39. 2006-01-09
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    MORRISON, Gillian Mary resigned
    director
  40. 2004-11-24
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    FERRIS, Michael Ian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  41. 2004-11-24
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    MACLEOD, Donald John appointed
    secretary
  42. 2004-11-23
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Johan appointed
    director
  43. 2004-11-23
    ➕
    MACASKILL, Ruth Seona appointed
    director
  44. 2004-11-23
    ➕
    MACAULAY, Chrisanna appointed
    director
  45. 2004-11-23
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    MORRISON, Gillian Mary appointed
    director
  46. 2004-11-23
    ➕
    SMITH, Kenny appointed
    director
  47. 2004-07-29
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    FERRIS, Michael Ian resigned
    nominee-director
  48. 2004-07-29
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    MACARTHUR, Neil John appointed
    director
  49. 2004-07-29
    ➕
    MACASKILL, Iain Ewen appointed
    director
  50. 2004-07-29
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay resigned
    nominee-director
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Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
Incorporated2003-12-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Scaladale Centre
Ardvourlie
Isle Of Harris
Western Isles
HS3 3AB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (4 active · 17 resigned)

ELLER, Lorna Jane→
director · ~74y · appointed 2018-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Gordon Murdo→
director · ~37y · appointed 2016-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACDONALD, Johan→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATTS, Margaret Ishbel, Dr→
director · ~70y · appointed 2018-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERRIS, Michael Ian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2004-11-24
Resigned
MACLEOD, Donald John→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-24 · resigned 2017-12-18
Resigned
MACLEOD, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2017-12-18 · resigned 2018-10-22
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Mairianne→
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-10-22 · resigned 2024-12-10
Resigned
FERRIS, Michael Ian→
nominee-director · ~80y · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2004-07-29
Resigned
INGRAM, Neal Andrew→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-01-12 · resigned 2023-04-07
Resigned
MACARTHUR, Neil John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-07-29 · resigned 2015-11-30
Resigned
MACASKILL, Iain Ewen→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-07-29 · resigned 2015-11-30
Resigned
MACASKILL, Ruth Seona→
director · ~45y · appointed 2004-11-23 · resigned 2015-11-30
Resigned
MACAULAY, Chrisanna→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-11-23 · resigned 2006-11-09
Resigned
MACDONALD, Andrew→
director · ~41y · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2015-11-30
Resigned
MACDONALD, Stewart Macaulay→
nominee-director · ~77y · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2004-07-29
Resigned
MACLEOD, Donald John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-07-29 · resigned 2017-12-18
Resigned
MACLEOD, Elaine→
director · ~40y · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2018-10-22
Resigned
MORRISON, Gillian Mary→
director · ~51y · appointed 2004-11-23 · resigned 2006-01-09
Resigned
PATON, Seonaid→
director · ~39y · appointed 2006-11-09 · resigned 2018-10-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-20