HADDO COUNTRY PARK FORUM LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC324915 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-06-05

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£76.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

91030Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (5 active, 18 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £76,578

Cash YoY

+34%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£57k

↑ 34% YoY

Net Worth

£77k

↑ 25% YoY

Current Assets

£69k

↑ 30% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£76.6k	£61.2k
Current assets	£69.1k	£53.1k
Cash	£57.1k	£42.5k
Debtors	£12.0k	£10.5k
Net assets	£76.6k	£61.2k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2025-12-18
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accounts · AA
2025-12-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-10
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officers · AP01
2025-12-01
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TELFORD, Emily Sarah appointed
director
2025-11-07
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
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TELFORD, Emily Sarah appointed
secretary
2024-06-17
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ANDREW, Mark Henry Tresham resigned
secretary
2024-06-17
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ANDREW, Mark Henry Tresham resigned
director
2024-06-17
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-06-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-15
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officers · TM01
2023-12-02
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WEBSTER, Andrew resigned
director
2023-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-01
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HAWKINS, Iain Kenneth resigned
director
2023-07-13
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-13
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-13
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-15
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JOHNSTON, Paul Kevin resigned
director
2021-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-21
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HAWKINS, Iain Kenneth appointed
director
2016-06-03
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WEBSTER, Andrew appointed
director
2015-12-24
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OVENDEN, Simon Charles resigned
director
2014-10-31
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NEWTON, Keith resigned
director
2014-09-23
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CALLAGHAN, Stephen resigned
director
2014-09-23
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OVENDEN, Simon Charles appointed
director
2014-03-29
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REVILLE, Richard resigned
director
2013-10-21
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ANDREW, Mark Henry Tresham appointed
secretary
2013-10-21
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NEWTON, Keith resigned
secretary
2013-03-31
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LORIMER, Julie resigned
director
2013-03-26
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DAVIDSON, Isobel, Cllr appointed
director
2013-03-26
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OWEN, Gillian Louise resigned
director
2009-06-07
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FORSTER, Anne Catherine appointed
director
2008-02-14
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DAVIDSON, Ian Mitchell resigned
director
2008-01-31
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CALLAGHAN, Stephen appointed
director
2007-06-13
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OWEN, Gillian Louise appointed
director
2007-06-05
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Company incorporated
As HADDO COUNTRY PARK FORUM LTD
2007-06-05
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WALLIS, Robert Walter appointed
director
2007-06-05
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NEWTON, Keith appointed
secretary
2007-06-05
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ANDREW, Mark Henry Tresham appointed
director
2007-06-05
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DAVIDSON, Ian Mitchell appointed
director
2007-06-05
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JOHNSTON, Paul Kevin appointed
director
2007-06-05
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LORIMER, Julie 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

-4 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 76 — 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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Emily Sarah Telford Individual · British · DOB 09/1982 · age 44	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/12/2025
Councillor Isobel Davidson Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1961 · age 65	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/04/2023

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Mark Henry Tresham Andrewceased 17/06/2024· significant influence
Mr Paul Kevin Johnstonceased 31/03/2023· significant influence

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

Incorporated2007-06-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Estate Office Mains Of Haddo

Tarves

Ellon

Aberdeenshire

AB41 7LD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-19

Last: 2025-06-05