SGOIL AN IOCHDAIR AGUS A'CHOIMHEARSNACHD

🌳Matureactive
SC285959 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-06-09
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£153.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
18 officers (9 active, 18 linked, 16 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 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 £153,790
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,749 YoY
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£154k
↓ 2.4% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£32k£63k£95k£126k£158kJun 2023Jun 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£153.8k£157.5k
Current assets£10.3k£12.1k
Cash£10.2k£12.0k
Net assets£153.8k£157.5k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-10-18
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-10-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-10-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-10-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-10-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-09-30
    LUNEY, James Henry appointed
    secretary
  8. 2025-09-30
    BEATON, Donald appointed
    director
  9. 2025-09-30
    BUTLER, Michelle Francis appointed
    director
  10. 2025-09-30
    LUNEY, James Henry appointed
    director
  11. 2025-09-30
    SHAW, Andrew appointed
    director
  12. 2025-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-06-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-06-26
    MACPHEE, Ronald resigned
    director
  15. 2024-05-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-05-01
    CURRIE, Robert Alexander appointed
    director
  17. 2024-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-06-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-06-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2023-06-08
    JOHNSTONE, Neil resigned
    director
  21. 2023-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-08-22
    MACVICAR, Jemma resigned
    director
  23. 2022-03-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2022-03-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2021-10-25
    MACVICAR, Jemma appointed
    director
  26. 2021-07-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  27. 2021-07-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2021-07-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2021-07-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2021-07-21
    JOHNSTONE, Neil appointed
    director
  31. 2021-07-21
    MACAULAY, Stephen John resigned
    director
  32. 2021-07-21
    MACRURY, Donald Roderick resigned
    director
  33. 2021-06-17
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  34. 2019-09-23
    BREMNER, Mairi resigned
    director
  35. 2016-03-14
    MACAULAY, Morag Ann appointed
    director
  36. 2016-03-14
    WARNER, John Howard resigned
    director
  37. 2015-03-30
    CAMPBELL, Angus resigned
    director
  38. 2013-11-28
    MACRURY, Donald Roderick appointed
    director
  39. 2012-03-29
    MACINTYRE, Norma Jane Webster resigned
    director
  40. 2011-03-24
    BIRD, Peter appointed
    director
  41. 2008-03-24
    CAMPBELL, Angus appointed
    director
  42. 2008-03-24
    MACAULAY, Stephen John appointed
    director
  43. 2007-01-30
    MACPHEE, Ronald appointed
    director
  44. 2005-06-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SGOIL AN IOCHDAIR AGUS A'CHOIMHEARSNACHD
  45. 2005-06-09
    DAWSON, Susannah Katharine, Doctor appointed
    secretary
  46. 2005-06-09
    BREMNER, Mairi appointed
    director
  47. 2005-06-09
    MACINTYRE, Norma Jane Webster appointed
    director
  48. 2005-06-09
    WARNER, John Howard appointed
    director

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
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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.)

Similar companies

Active · Leisure & entertainment · HS postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
NESS SPORTS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION
SC274276 · est 2004
£654.1k21y8168y
TAIGH DHONNCHAIDH
SC233775 · est 2002
£59.6k23y8167y
FRAGOR GAMES LIMITED
SC273902 · est 2004
£28921y8059y
WESTERN ISLES TRANSPORT PRESERVATION GROUP
SC293116 · est 2005
£108.5k20y8071y
EILEAN DORCHA FESTIVAL LTD
SC524949 · est 2016
£82.5k10y7966y
LOCHSIDE ARENA
SC352223 · est 2008
£321.3k17y7978y
TAIGH CHEARSABHAGH TRUST
SC147689 · est 1993
832y7869y
HEBRIDEAN HOPSCOTCH HOLIDAYS LIMITED
SC587228 · est 2018
8y7772y
URRAS NAN TURSACHAN
SC149820 · est 1994
£946.5k32y7774y
BARK SIDE DOG PARK LTD
SC849942 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
1y7660y
CELTIC WIZARD LTD
SC829994 · est 2024
1y7662y
COMUNN EACHDRAIDH NIS
SC234305 · est 2002
£1.35M23y7678y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2005-06-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1, 2, 3 Caltanish East Gerinish
Isle Of South Uist
HS8 5NA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (9 active · 9 resigned)

DAWSON, Susannah Katharine, Doctor
secretary · appointed 2005-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUNEY, James Henry
secretary · appointed 2025-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEATON, Donald
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRD, Peter
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTLER, Michelle Francis
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CURRIE, Robert Alexander
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUNEY, James Henry
director · ~38y · appointed 2025-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACAULAY, Morag Ann
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAW, Andrew
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREMNER, Mairi
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-06-09 · resigned 2019-09-23
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Angus
director · ~42y · appointed 2008-03-24 · resigned 2015-03-30
Resigned
JOHNSTONE, Neil
director · ~61y · appointed 2021-07-21 · resigned 2023-06-08
Resigned
MACAULAY, Stephen John
director · ~41y · appointed 2008-03-24 · resigned 2021-07-21
Resigned
MACINTYRE, Norma Jane Webster
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-06-09 · resigned 2012-03-29
Resigned
MACPHEE, Ronald
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-01-30 · resigned 2024-06-26
Resigned
MACRURY, Donald Roderick
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-11-28 · resigned 2021-07-21
Resigned
MACVICAR, Jemma
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-10-25 · resigned 2022-08-22
Resigned
WARNER, John Howard
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-06-09 · resigned 2016-03-14
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (84 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-23