MARR AREA PARTNERSHIP

🌳Matureactive

SC393270 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-02-10

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

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active 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: medium (57/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

23 officers (10 active, 23 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

73 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (55 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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2025-04-22
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officers · AP01
2025-04-15
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SCOTT, Sally Corson appointed
director
2025-02-10
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address · AD02
2025-01-08
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accounts · AA
2024-10-30
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officers · AP01
2024-10-30
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officers · AP01
2024-10-01
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officers · TM01
2024-04-18
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BEGG, Bryan Scott resigned
director
2024-01-05
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accounts · AA
2023-07-05
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officers · TM01
2023-07-01
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SMITH, Janice appointed
director
2023-05-01
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MCNAUGHT, Margaret Philomena appointed
director
2023-01-12
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accounts · AA
2023-01-10
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officers · TM01
2022-04-01
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SEDGWICK, Nicola resigned
director
2022-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-22
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officers · AP01
2022-01-22
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officers · AP01
2022-01-21
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officers · TM01
2022-01-21
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officers · TM01
2022-01-13
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BAYFIELD, Neil resigned
director
2022-01-13
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CONROY, David Andrew resigned
director
2022-01-10
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BRUCE, Jim appointed
director
2022-01-10
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NEEDHAM, Gillian appointed
director
2021-04-15
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accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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HUTCHEON, Gregor William resigned
director
2019-12-11
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accounts · AA
2019-02-04
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HENRETTY, Jean Miller resigned
director
2018-10-09
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BENNETT, Keith resigned
director
2018-06-27
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BAYFIELD, Neil appointed
director
2018-06-27
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CONROY, David Andrew appointed
director
2018-06-27
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HUTCHEON, Gregor William appointed
director
2018-06-27
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SEDGWICK, Nicola appointed
director
2015-04-01
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BOYD, Donald Murray Gordon resigned
director
2015-04-01
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CARO, Sunniva resigned
director
2015-04-01
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MARDALL, Nicholas resigned
director
2015-01-07
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BLACKETT, John Simon appointed
director
2015-01-07
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SLEE, Richard William appointed
director
2015-01-07
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BENNETT, Keith appointed
director
2015-01-07
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CARO, Sunniva appointed
director
2014-11-14
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WYNDHAM GRAY, Emily resigned
director
2014-09-27
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BEGG, Bryan Scott appointed
director
2013-09-07
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WYNDHAM GRAY, Emily appointed
director
2013-03-13
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SIM, Clara Ruth resigned
director
2012-06-20
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SIM, Clara Ruth appointed
director
2011-11-23
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BOYD, Donald Murray Gordon appointed
director
2011-08-21
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LEWIS, John Arthur resigned
director
2011-02-10
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Company incorporated
As MARR AREA PARTNERSHIP
2011-02-10
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FRASER, Patricia Edith 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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 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 signal

Multiple 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 15 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Simon Blackett Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	14/12/2016

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

Incorporated2011-02-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Albert Memorial Hall

Station Square

Ballater

Aberdeenshire

AB35 5QB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-12

Last: 2026-01-29