HOPE SIXTEEN (TRUSTEES) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC048304 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1971-01-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
45 officers (4 active, 45 linked, 41 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
22 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
209 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (83 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2019-07-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-28➖MACKINTOSH, Simon Aeneas resigneddirector
- 2019-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-17📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2018-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-06-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2018-05-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-05-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-03-31➖GILLINGHAM, Adam Richard resigneddirector
- 2017-05-12➕GARDEN, Alexander Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2017-05-12➕SHELDON, John Christopher Phelps appointeddirector
- 2017-05-12➕SIMPSON, Donald William appointeddirector
- 2017-05-12➕STORRIE, Alix Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2017-03-31➖THOMPSON, Heather resigneddirector
- 2016-06-30➖BURNESS PAULL LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-06-30➖LAWSON, Peter Alexander resigneddirector
- 2016-06-30➖MACKAY, Christopher Neil resigneddirector
- 2016-06-30➖SOPPITT, Alan Henry resigneddirector
- 2016-06-30➖WATTIE, John Ian resigneddirector
- 2015-01-31➖DRUMMOND, Caroline Stewart resigneddirector
- 2011-10-27➖GIBSON, David Bisset resigneddirector
- 2010-07-31➖GIFFORD, David Alan resigneddirector
- 2010-07-31➖JOHNSTON, David Ian resigneddirector
- 2010-07-31➖MCLEAN, James Angus resigneddirector
- 2010-07-31➖PIA, Paul Dominic resigneddirector
- 2010-07-31➖SCOTT, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2010-04-30➖ROSS, Hubert James resigneddirector
- 2009-07-31➖REFFERTY, John Campbell resigneddirector
- 2009-07-31➖ROSS, Kenneth Alexander resigneddirector
- 2009-03-31➖STRANG STEEL, Malcolm Graham resigneddirector
- 2008-11-30➖SLEIGH, Andrew Falconer resigneddirector
- 2008-08-01➖SOBOLEWSKI, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2008-02-03➖MCKELVIE, Gordon Campbell resigneddirector
- 2004-08-01➕BURNESS PAULL LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-08-01➖BURNESS SOLICITORS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-10-31➖READ, Anthony James Montresor resigneddirector
- 2003-09-30➖MACLEAN, Shona resigneddirector
- 2003-09-30➖SALES, Martin resigneddirector
- 2002-07-31➖REID, David Ronald resigneddirector
- 2002-02-27➖MURRAY, Marsali Claire resigneddirector
- 2002-01-07➕MCKELVIE, Gordon Campbell appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 83 events
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 56 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1971-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Princes Exchange
1 Earl Grey Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9EE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28
Officers (4 active · 41 resigned)
GARDEN, Alexander Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-05-12
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SHELDON, John Christopher Phelps→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2017-05-12
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SIMPSON, Donald William→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2017-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STORRIE, Alix Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURNESS PAULL LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-08-01 · resigned 2016-06-30
BURNESS SOLICITORS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1988-11-14 · resigned 2004-08-01
BAXTER, Colin Andrew→
Resigneddirector · resigned 1990-07-31
CASKIE, Donald Bellingham→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2000-10-17
DRUMMOND, Caroline Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · resigned 2015-01-31
FRASER, Charles Annand, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · resigned 1992-07-31
GIBSON, David Bisset→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1990-08-01 · resigned 2011-10-27
GIFFORD, David Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2010-07-31
GILLINGHAM, Adam Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1989-08-01 · resigned 2018-03-31
GORDON, Alastair James→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1992-08-31
HARDMAN, Alasdair Fraser→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 1994-09-30
JOHNSTON, David Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1991-08-01 · resigned 2010-07-31
LAWSON, Peter Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2001-02-05 · resigned 2016-06-30
LOGAN, William Bruce→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 1999-01-29
MACKAY, Christopher Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1997-08-01 · resigned 2016-06-30
MACKINTOSH, Simon Aeneas→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · resigned 2019-06-28
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Recent filings (209 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-14