FIRTH ATTRACTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC484237 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-13
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£225.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 50100
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £225,417

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£225k
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↓ 89% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£70k£141k£211k£282k£352kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£260.4k£230.9k
Current assets£40.3k£352.1k
Net assets£225.4k£210.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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  2. 2024-08-30
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  3. 2023-08-28
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  4. 2022-08-26
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  5. 2021-08-26
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  6. 2020-11-26
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  7. 2019-08-26
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  8. 2019-08-23
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  9. 2019-07-29
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  10. 2018-07-31
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  11. 2017-07-31
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  12. 2016-05-13
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  13. 2016-03-30
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  14. 2015-09-09
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  15. 2015-09-04
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    officers · AP03
  16. 2015-09-02
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    HOGAN, Yvette Margaret appointed
    secretary
  17. 2015-09-02
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    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2015-03-09
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    HOGAN, James Mackenzie appointed
    director
  19. 2015-03-09
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    JARVIS, Karen Irene resigned
    director
  20. 2014-08-15
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    HOGAN, Yvette Margaret appointed
    director
  21. 2014-08-15
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    JARVIS, Karen Irene appointed
    director
  22. 2014-08-15
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    MACLEOD, Angus George resigned
    director
  23. 2014-08-15
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    WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2014-08-13
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    Company incorporated
    As FIRTH ATTRACTIONS LIMITED
  25. 2014-08-13
    ➕
    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2014-08-13
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Angus George appointed
    director
  27. 2014-08-13
    ➕
    WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Mackenzie Hogan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/08/2019
Ms Yvette Margaret Hogan
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-08-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC50100 — SIC 50100

Registered office

Caley Marina
Canal Road
Inverness
IV3 8NF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HOGAN, Yvette Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGAN, James Mackenzie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-03-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGAN, Yvette Margaret→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-08-13 · resigned 2015-09-02
Resigned
JARVIS, Karen Irene→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-08-15 · resigned 2015-03-09
Resigned
MACLEOD, Angus George→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-08-13 · resigned 2014-08-15
Resigned
WJM DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2014-08-13 · resigned 2014-08-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

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2025-08-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
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accounts · AA
2024-08-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
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accounts · AA
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-23