PORTSOY COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE

🌳Matureactive

SC298908 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-03-15

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 17.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.6y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 17.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

38 officers (7 active, 38 linked, 34 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

126 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (91 events)Click to expand

2026-03-25
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officers · TM01
2026-03-24
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SUMMERS, Lorna Alison resigned
director
2025-10-01
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accounts · AA
2025-09-23
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officers · TM01
2025-09-23
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officers · AP01
2025-09-23
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officers · TM01
2025-09-17
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STEWART, Audrey Jean appointed
director
2025-09-17
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GOW, John, Rev resigned
director
2025-09-17
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SMITH, Natalie Debbie resigned
director
2024-10-14
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accounts · AA
2024-10-01
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officers · AP01
2024-09-25
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URQUHART, William David appointed
director
2024-04-25
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officers · CH03
2023-09-25
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accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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accounts · AA
2022-09-15
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officers · AP01
2022-09-15
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officers · TM01
2022-09-07
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MURRAY, Alexander Mcronald resigned
director
2022-09-07
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SUMMERS, Lorna Alison appointed
director
2022-06-12
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officers · AP03
2022-06-12
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officers · TM02
2022-05-26
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HASLAM, Aileen appointed
secretary
2022-05-13
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MURRAY, Shona resigned
secretary
2022-03-16
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officers · TM01
2022-03-02
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MASSON, June Lesley resigned
director
2021-12-09
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officers · CH01
2021-09-15
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officers · AP01
2021-09-15
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officers · AP01
2021-09-15
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officers · AP01
2021-09-09
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accounts · AA
2021-08-25
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STEPHENSON, Randell Alexander, Dr appointed
director
2021-08-25
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GOW, John, Rev appointed
director
2021-08-25
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SMITH, Natalie Debbie appointed
director
2021-08-06
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STEWART, Moira resigned
director
2020-09-09
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THOMSON, Alexander Victor resigned
director
2020-03-30
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RUPARELIA, Vinaykant resigned
director
2020-02-06
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NEWTON, Keith resigned
director
2020-01-08
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CLEMENTS, Wendy Jane resigned
director
2019-10-02
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MASSON, June Lesley appointed
director
2019-09-04
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MILTON, Mark Thomas Alexander appointed
director
2019-09-04
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URQUHART, David West appointed
director
2019-09-04
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CLEMENTS, Wendy Jane appointed
director
2019-09-04
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CROMBIE, James David Mark resigned
director
2019-09-04
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MURRAY, Alexander Mcronald appointed
director
2019-09-04
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STEWART, Moira appointed
director
2019-09-04
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SUMMERS, Lorna Alison resigned
director
2019-08-07
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GOODYEAR, Roger Maxwell resigned
director
2018-10-04
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MARTIN, Andrew Lumsden, Dr resigned
director
2018-01-15
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MARTIN, Andrew Lumsden, Dr appointed
director
2018-01-15
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THOMSON, Alexander Victor appointed
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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GOW, John, Rev resigned 2025-09-17; SMITH, Natalie Debbie resigned 2025-09-17; SUMMERS, Lorna Alison resigned 2026-03-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David West Urquhart Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	08/04/2020

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Vinaykant Rupareliaceased 30/03/2020· significant influence
Mr Keith Newtonceased 06/02/2020· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Roger Maxwell Goodyearceased 30/05/2019· significant influence · trust interest

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2006-03-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Salmon Bothy Links Road

Portsoy

Banff

Aberdeenshire

AB45 2SS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-29

Last: 2026-03-15