LYCIDAS TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC037535 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1962-04-17

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

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 76/100 (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: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

98 officers (12 active, 98 linked, 87 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

336 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (186 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-01
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HALL, Andrew William appointed
director
2026-04-30
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BLAIN, Andrew John resigned
director
2025-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
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CAIRNS, Rodger William resigned
director
2025-07-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-13
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-06-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-29
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MCLAREN, Keith Anthony appointed
director
2023-05-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
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CAIRNS, Rodger William appointed
director
2022-05-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-04-21
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-04-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-31
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CHARLOTTE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2021-03-31
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CAMPBELL, Gillian Fay appointed
director
2021-03-31
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CARTY, Gillian Anne appointed
director
2021-03-31
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FRIER, George William appointed
director
2021-03-31
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KNOX, Louisa Stewart appointed
director
2021-03-31
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MCGILL, Christopher Paul appointed
director
2021-03-31
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RUST, Malcolm Hamilton appointed
director
2021-03-31
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SINCLAIR, Douglas Cassie appointed
director
2021-03-31
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DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2021-03-31
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BLAIN, Andrew John appointed
director
2021-03-31
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BLYTH, Douglas John resigned
director
2020-12-31
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HARRISON, Roderick Alexander Louden resigned
director
2019-08-31
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JOHNSTONE, Frank Raine resigned
director
2019-03-11
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RICHMOND, Alison resigned
director
2019-02-27
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RICHMOND, Alison appointed
director
2018-07-30
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HARRISON, Roderick Alexander Louden appointed
director
2018-01-26
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HUTCHISON, Rona Nicolson resigned
director
2018-01-26
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JOHNSTONE, Frank Raine appointed
director
2017-10-27
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DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-10-27
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-10-27
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BIGGART, Andrew Stevenson resigned
director
2016-10-01
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MCCAA, Lorna Margaret resigned
director
2015-09-07
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GRAHAM, Alexis Irene appointed
director
2015-09-07
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KERR, Eleanor Mary appointed
director
2015-09-07
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LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 186 events

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RUST" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BLAIN, Andrew John resigned 2026-04-30; CAIRNS, Rodger William resigned 2025-10-31

Group structure

Shepherd & Wedderburn (Nominees) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Shepherd & Wedderburn (Nominees) Limited

Corporate parent · board control

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LYCIDAS TRUSTEE COMPANY LIMITED

This company · SC037535

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Shepherd & Wedderburn (Nominees) Limited Corporate entity	—	75–100%	board control75-100% voting · board control	31/03/2021

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

Incorporated1962-04-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O Shepherd And Wedderburn Llp

9 Haymarket Square

Edinburgh

EH3 8FY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-19

Last: 2025-12-05