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SC274347 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-10-07

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.

Why now

Window opening · medium confidence

More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 90 → 85

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 5.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 5.6y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 5.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

43 officers (10 active, 43 linked, 39 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

143 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (100 events)Click to expand

2026-05-05
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DAVIES, Cody resigned
director
2026-05-05
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officers · TM01
2026-03-30
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officers · AP01
2026-03-30
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officers · AP01
2026-03-26
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MACGILLIVRAY, Donald appointed
director
2026-03-26
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WALKER, Nicholas Paul, Dr appointed
director
2025-12-16
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-12-03
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accounts · AA
2025-11-19
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officers · CH01
2025-03-17
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-03-01
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officers · AP01
2025-03-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-27
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MCCORMICK, Michelle Jane appointed
director
2025-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
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officers · RP04TM01
2024-04-18
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2024-04-03
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2024-03-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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2024-03-22
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2024-03-22
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officers · TM01
2024-03-18
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ALI, Shahjahan resigned
director
2024-03-18
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DAVIES, Cody appointed
director
2024-03-18
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MACKENZIE, John Archibald resigned
director
2024-03-18
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MITCHELL, Hannah Louise resigned
director
2023-12-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-04
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SCOTT, Craig resigned
director
2023-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-27
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-10-04
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officers · TM01
2023-10-02
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EDMONDSON, Elizabeth resigned
director
2023-04-11
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BRIDDON, Christine Margaret resigned
secretary
2023-04-11
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BRIDDON, Christine Margaret resigned
director
2023-03-14
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SCHOFIELD, Ailsa appointed
secretary
2023-03-14
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LEIPER, Alison appointed
director
2023-03-14
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MILLIGAN, Lesley appointed
director
2023-03-14
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CARLIN, Doris Gloag resigned
director
2023-03-14
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MACPHERSON, Gail Helen resigned
director
2023-03-14
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MITCHELL, Hannah Louise appointed
director
2023-03-14
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RUSSELL, Isla resigned
director
2023-03-14
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SCOTT, Craig appointed
director
2023-03-14
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WALKER, Thomas resigned
director
2022-03-14
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SCHOFIELD, Ailsa appointed
director
2022-03-14
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ALI, Shahjahan appointed
director
2022-03-14
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WALKER, Thomas appointed
director
2022-02-21
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ANDERSON, Shona appointed
director
2021-10-29
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HAWKINS, Fiona resigned
director
2021-09-02
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LANCASTER, John Mervyn resigned
director
2020-10-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Highland Council

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 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 candidate

Strong 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 20 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

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

Incorporated2004-10-07

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

16 High Street

Kingussie

PH21 1HR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-21

Last: 2025-10-07