LOCHRANZA AND CATACOL SEA SOCIETY C.I.C

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SC324636 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-05-30

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£27.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

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

Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (6 active, 19 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

79 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £27,568

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£28k

Net Worth

£28k

Current Assets

£28k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Total assets	£27.6k
Current assets	£27.6k
Cash	£27.6k
Debtors	£0
Net assets	£27.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2025-09-29
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2025-07-30
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FINLAYSON, Robert William resigned
director
2025-02-18
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accounts · AA01
2024-09-05
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2024-02-27
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2023-01-30
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accounts · AA
2023-01-17
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officers · AP01
2023-01-12
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PRITCHARD, Gavin Scrimgeour appointed
director
2022-12-28
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officers · TM01
2022-12-19
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WELLS, Nigel resigned
director
2022-03-10
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officers · AP03
2022-03-10
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officers · AP01
2022-03-08
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CUMMING, Robert appointed
secretary
2022-03-08
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CRAIG, Duncan Mckenzie appointed
director
2022-02-02
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accounts · AA
2021-02-04
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2021-02-04
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2021-01-29
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CUMMING, Robert appointed
director
2021-01-29
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HENDERSON, David Kerr appointed
director
2020-12-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-31
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GRAHAM, Julia Vivien resigned
secretary
2020-10-31
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EVANS, Raymond Geoffrey resigned
director
2020-10-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-31
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2020-06-28
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officers · AP01
2020-06-28
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2020-06-28
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2020-06-25
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NICHOL, Charles Stuart resigned
director
2020-06-17
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officers · TM01
2020-06-16
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COOK, Douglas resigned
director
2020-05-11
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KERR, John Alexander resigned
director
2018-10-01
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SWAIN, Doreen Mirabel resigned
director
2017-12-01
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WELLS, Nigel appointed
director
2015-10-03
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COOK, Douglas appointed
director
2015-10-03
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KERR, John Alexander appointed
director
2014-11-17
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GRAHAM, John Malcolm resigned
director
2013-03-10
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JARVILL, Derek resigned
director
2011-09-13
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PIERCE, Victor resigned
director
2011-09-10
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SWAIN, Doreen Mirabel appointed
director
2010-08-11
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EVANS, Raymond Geoffrey appointed
director
2010-07-10
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SWAIN, Norman Herbert resigned
director
2008-11-28
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JARVILL, Derek appointed
director
2008-11-28
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NICHOL, Charles Stuart appointed
director
2008-11-28
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TREBLE, Ruari Francis resigned
director
2007-05-30
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Company incorporated
As LOCHRANZA AND CATACOL SEA SOCIETY C.I.C
2007-05-30
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SIDDLE, Colin Douglas appointed
director
2007-05-30
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GRAHAM, Julia Vivien appointed
secretary
2007-05-30
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FINLAYSON, Robert William appointed
director
2007-05-30
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GRAHAM, John Malcolm appointed
director

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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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

Incorporated2007-05-30

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

Lochranza Centre

Lochranza

Isle Of Arran

KA27 8HL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-05

Last: 2025-05-22