AFRICAN LAKES PHILANTHROPY LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC290776 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-09-23
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
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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: SIC 01250
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
64 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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Last 90 days
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Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-09-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-11
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    SCHEIPERS, Sibylle, Prof appointed
    director
  5. 2025-09-09
    ➖
    PARK, Gavin Fraser William resigned
    director
  6. 2024-12-30
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    TATE, Dorthe Hansen appointed
    director
  7. 2024-12-30
    ➖
    LOVELL, Henrietta Margaret resigned
    director
  8. 2024-12-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-12-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-04-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-08-23
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2023-08-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2023-08-14
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    J & H MITCHELL WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-09-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-02-24
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  20. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-09-29
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    LOVELL, Henrietta Margaret appointed
    director
  24. 2017-09-15
    ➖
    GLOAG, Ann Heron resigned
    director
  25. 2016-08-30
    ➖
    ELLIOT, Alison Janet, Dr resigned
    director
  26. 2015-12-03
    ➕
    FERGUSSON, Anne Jarvie appointed
    director
  27. 2015-12-03
    ➕
    PARK, Gavin Fraser William appointed
    director
  28. 2011-07-05
    ➖
    MACKIE, Helen resigned
    director
  29. 2007-06-13
    ➖
    GAMMELL, Geraldine Elizabeth resigned
    director
  30. 2005-09-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AFRICAN LAKES PHILANTHROPY LTD
  31. 2005-09-23
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Robert Scott appointed
    director
  32. 2005-09-23
    ➕
    J & H MITCHELL WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2005-09-23
    ➕
    ELLIOT, Alison Janet, Dr appointed
    director
  34. 2005-09-23
    ➕
    GAMMELL, Geraldine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  35. 2005-09-23
    ➕
    GLOAG, Ann Heron appointed
    director
  36. 2005-09-23
    ➕
    MACKIE, Helen 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
  • -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 73 — 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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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
Incorporated2005-09-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01250 — SIC 01250

Registered office

4 Hope Street
Hope Street
St. Andrews
KY16 9HJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

ANDERSON, Robert Scott→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FERGUSSON, Anne Jarvie→
director · ~73y · appointed 2015-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCHEIPERS, Sibylle, Prof→
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TATE, Dorthe Hansen→
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
J & H MITCHELL WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-23 · resigned 2023-08-14
Resigned
ELLIOT, Alison Janet, Dr→
director · ~78y · appointed 2005-09-23 · resigned 2016-08-30
Resigned
GAMMELL, Geraldine Elizabeth→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-09-23 · resigned 2007-06-13
Resigned
GLOAG, Ann Heron→
director · ~84y · appointed 2005-09-23 · resigned 2017-09-15
Resigned
LOVELL, Henrietta Margaret→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-09-29 · resigned 2024-12-30
Resigned
MACKIE, Helen→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-09-23 · resigned 2011-07-05
Resigned
PARK, Gavin Fraser William→
director · ~53y · appointed 2015-12-03 · resigned 2025-09-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22