EGYPTIAN HALLS BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST
🌳Matureactive
SC480488 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-06-20
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-05-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-05-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-05-23➕KERR, John Kelvin appointeddirector
- 2017-05-23➕SOUTER, Duncan Robert appointeddirector
- 2017-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-20🏢Company incorporatedAs EGYPTIAN HALLS BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST
- 2014-06-20➕THORNTONS LAW LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-06-20➕SOUTER, Derek John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Derek John Souter Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ASPIRE VOX LIMITED→ SC547984 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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| CORNERSTONE TRAVEL UK LTD→ SC881416 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DIRECTION OF FOOTBALL LTD→ SC860969 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DP&L EVENTS LIMITED→ SC761474 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| DUNDEE SOFT PLAY & BOUNCE HIRE LTD→ SC855756 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUNDEE STRENGTH UNIT LTD→ SC555977 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| EARL GREY TATTOO LTD→ SC687608 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2014-06-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC91030 — Operation of historical sites and buildings and similar visitor attractions
Registered office
Whitehall House
33 Yeaman Shore
Dundee
DD1 4BJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
THORNTONS LAW LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-06-20
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KERR, John Kelvin→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-05-23
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SOUTER, Derek John→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-06-20
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SOUTER, Duncan Robert→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-05-23
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Recent filings (26 total)
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accounts · AA
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-01-22