AULDEARN ADVISORS LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC466391 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-24

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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year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

28 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-09-02
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2024-01-04
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2023-08-25
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2022-05-16
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2021-08-31
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2020-12-28
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2019-01-03
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2018-01-03
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accounts · AA
2017-09-12
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accounts · AA
2017-03-15
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officers · TM01
2017-03-10
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GUNN, Jemima Isabella resigned
director
2016-11-14
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2016-11-14
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officers · AP01
2016-11-14
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officers · AP01
2016-11-12
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GUNN, Mark James appointed
director
2016-11-12
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GUNN, Sally Jane appointed
director
2016-08-28
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accounts · AA
2016-01-01
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2013-12-24
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Company incorporated
As AULDEARN ADVISORS LTD.
2013-12-24
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GUNN, Jemima Isabella appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mr Mark James Gunn Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	12/11/2016
Mrs Sally Jane Gunn Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	12/11/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-12-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Glebe House Manse Road

Auldearn

Nairn

Highland

IV12 5SX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-07

Last: 2025-12-24

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GUNN, Mark James→

director · ~62y · appointed 2016-11-12

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Active

GUNN, Sally Jane→

director · ~62y · appointed 2016-11-12

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Active

GUNN, Jemima Isabella→

director · ~35y · appointed 2013-12-24 · resigned 2017-03-10

Resigned

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