COLDINGHAM SANDS COMMUNITY COMPANY

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SC336722 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-01-25

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 Jan 2026

Net worth

£151.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Museum activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

22 officers (3 active, 22 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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 £151,807

Net assets shrinking

Down £3,384 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£152k

↓ 2.2% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↑ 41% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31
Total assets	£151.8k	£155.2k
Current assets	£2.4k	£1.7k
Net assets	£151.8k	£155.2k

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

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2026-02-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-19
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HALLOWS, Carol Anne resigned
director
2025-10-25
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SLACK, Ailsa Katherine resigned
secretary
2025-10-25
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SLACK, Ailsa Katherine resigned
director
2025-10-25
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WRIGHT, Johanna Leslie resigned
director
2025-10-25
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-25
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
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HALLOWS, Carol Anne appointed
director
2024-05-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-25
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-10-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-03
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FIFIELD, Victoria Anne Bernadette resigned
director
2023-06-13
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FIFIELD, Victoria Anne Bernadette appointed
director
2023-06-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-09
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CAMPBELL, Carol Joan Alexander appointed
director
2022-09-09
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BENNETT, Malcolm James resigned
director
2021-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-04-20
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DAVIDSON, Rhoderick James resigned
director
2017-04-20
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URQUHART, James Duncan resigned
director
2017-03-27
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CRAWFORD, William Barry resigned
director
2017-03-15
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CRAWFORD, William Barry appointed
director
2017-03-15
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WRIGHT, Johanna Leslie appointed
director
2017-03-01
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CAMPBELL, David Dewar appointed
director
2017-03-01
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BENNETT, Malcolm James appointed
director
2017-02-26
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NICOL, Elizabeth Fransisca resigned
director
2013-11-02
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PRENTICE, Barbara Cornforth appointed
director
2013-11-02
➕
SLACK, Ailsa Katherine appointed
secretary
2013-11-02
➖
URQUHART, James Duncan resigned
secretary
2013-09-03
➖
HEARN, Gerard Martin Joseph Nieto resigned
director
2013-09-03
➖
JONES, David Ian resigned
director
2013-09-03
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RICHARDSON, Anne resigned
director
2013-01-15
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SLACK, Ailsa Katherine appointed
director
2010-10-20
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JONES, David Ian appointed
director
2008-12-01
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BADER, Gail Mary resigned
director
2008-12-01
➕
DAVIDSON, Rhoderick James appointed
director
2008-12-01
➖
GILMOUR, Norman William Ogilvie resigned
director
2008-12-01
➖
LEIGH, Sarah resigned
director
2008-12-01
➖
MACKAY, Rhona Katrina resigned
director
2008-12-01
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NICOL, Elizabeth Fransisca appointed
director
2008-12-01
➖
RUSSELL, Linda Jane resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

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

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: SLACK, Ailsa Katherine resigned 2025-10-25; HALLOWS, Carol Anne resigned 2025-11-19; SLACK, Ailsa Katherine resigned 2025-10-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Barbara Cornforth Prentice Individual · British · DOB 04/1946 · age 80	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Ailsa Katherine Slackceased 25/10/2025· 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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2008-01-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC91020 — Museum activities

Registered office

Coldingham Intepretation Centre High Street

Coldingham

Eyemouth

Berwickshire

TD14 5NL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-08

Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (3 active · 19 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Carol Joan Alexander→

director · ~75y · appointed 2022-09-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CAMPBELL, David Dewar→

director · ~74y · appointed 2017-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PRENTICE, Barbara Cornforth→

director · ~80y · appointed 2013-11-02

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Active

SLACK, Ailsa Katherine→

secretary · appointed 2013-11-02 · resigned 2025-10-25

Resigned

URQUHART, James Duncan→

secretary · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2013-11-02

Resigned

BADER, Gail Mary→

director · ~83y · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2008-12-01

Resigned

BENNETT, Malcolm James→

director · ~88y · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2022-09-09

Resigned

CRAWFORD, William Barry→

director · ~68y · appointed 2017-03-15 · resigned 2017-03-27

Resigned

DAVIDSON, Rhoderick James→

director · ~74y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2017-04-20

Resigned

FIFIELD, Victoria Anne Bernadette→

director · ~65y · appointed 2023-06-13 · resigned 2023-07-03

Resigned

GILMOUR, Norman William Ogilvie→

director · ~78y · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2008-12-01

Resigned

HALLOWS, Carol Anne→

director · ~72y · appointed 2024-05-20 · resigned 2025-11-19

Resigned

HEARN, Gerard Martin Joseph Nieto→

director · ~67y · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2013-09-03

Resigned

JONES, David Ian→

director · ~81y · appointed 2010-10-20 · resigned 2013-09-03

Resigned

LEIGH, Sarah→

director · ~57y · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2008-12-01

Resigned

MACKAY, Rhona Katrina→

director · ~62y · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2008-12-01

Resigned

NICOL, Elizabeth Fransisca→

director · ~60y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2017-02-26

Resigned

RICHARDSON, Anne→

director · ~83y · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2013-09-03

Resigned

RUSSELL, Linda Jane→

director · ~82y · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2008-12-01

Resigned

SLACK, Ailsa Katherine→

director · ~59y · appointed 2013-01-15 · resigned 2025-10-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-30

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-29

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-10-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-10-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-10-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-10-25

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-10-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-10-03

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-05-20

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2024-01-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-10-12

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-07-05