AVOCH HARBOUR TRUST LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC344544 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-06-18
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
20 officers (7 active, 20 linked, 19 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
69 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-06➖PATERSON, Laura, Mrs. resigneddirector
- 2026-02-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-20➕CAMERON, Ian, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2025-01-20➕MACKAY, Alasdair, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2025-01-20➖CAMERON, Alister, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-12➕MARTIN, Roderick Neil, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2024-04-12➕CAMERON, Alister, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2024-03-07➖COCKBURN, Jim Masson, Thomson resigneddirector
- 2024-03-07➖FRASER, Thomas Henderson, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2024-03-07➖SKINNER, William John resigneddirector
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29➖IRELAND, Craig resigneddirector
- 2023-06-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-27➕COCKBURN, Jim Masson, Thomson appointeddirector
- 2021-06-25➕PATERSON, Laura, Mrs. appointeddirector
- 2021-04-06➖PATIENCE, George resigneddirector
- 2021-03-10➕IRELAND, Craig appointeddirector
- 2019-12-22➖JACK, Alastair resigneddirector
- 2019-12-04➖SHIMMIN, Philip Hedley resigneddirector
- 2019-07-30➕JOHNSTONE, Adrian Richard, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2017-07-08➕PATIENCE, George appointeddirector
- 2016-07-01➕TANNER, Gwyn, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2014-12-20➖SKINNER, Ross resigneddirector
- 2011-07-01➕SKINNER, William John appointeddirector
- 2011-06-04➕JACK, Alastair appointeddirector
- 2011-06-04➖SKINNER, William John resigneddirector
- 2010-06-01➖FRASER, Craig, Councillor resigneddirector
- 2010-06-01➖JACK, George Alexander resigneddirector
- 2008-08-14➕FRASER, Craig, Councillor appointeddirector
- 2008-08-14➕JACK, George Alexander appointeddirector
- 2008-08-14➕SHIMMIN, Philip Hedley appointeddirector
- 2008-08-14➕SKINNER, Ross appointeddirector
- 2008-08-14➕SKINNER, William John appointeddirector
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Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-06-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110
Registered office
11 Marine Park
North Kessock
Ross-Shire
IV1 3XS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29
Officers (7 active · 13 resigned)
MCDOUGALL, James Forrest→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-06-18
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CAMERON, Ian, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2025-01-20
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JOHNSTONE, Adrian Richard, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-07-30
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MACKAY, Alasdair, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-01-20
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MARTIN, Roderick Neil, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2024-04-12
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MCDOUGALL, James Forrest→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 2008-06-18
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TANNER, Gwyn, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2016-07-01
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CAMERON, Alister, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-04-12 · resigned 2025-01-20
COCKBURN, Jim Masson, Thomson→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2021-06-27 · resigned 2024-03-07
FRASER, Craig, Councillor→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2008-08-14 · resigned 2010-06-01
FRASER, Thomas Henderson, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2008-06-18 · resigned 2024-03-07
IRELAND, Craig→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-03-10 · resigned 2023-06-29
JACK, Alastair→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2011-06-04 · resigned 2019-12-22
JACK, George Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-08-14 · resigned 2010-06-01
PATERSON, Laura, Mrs.→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-06-25 · resigned 2026-02-06
PATIENCE, George→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2017-07-08 · resigned 2021-04-06
SHIMMIN, Philip Hedley→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2008-08-14 · resigned 2019-12-04
SKINNER, Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-08-14 · resigned 2014-12-20
SKINNER, William John→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-07-01 · resigned 2024-03-07
SKINNER, William John→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2008-08-14 · resigned 2011-06-04
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Recent filings (69 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08