WILLOWACRE TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC073356 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1980-12-09

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

57 officers (9 active, 57 linked, 50 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

196 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (113 events)Click to expand

2026-02-03
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2026-02-03
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2026-02-02
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FITZPATRICK, Simon Thomas John appointed
secretary
2026-01-30
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CAIRNS, Jennifer Prentice resigned
secretary
2025-11-05
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accounts · AA
2025-08-22
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officers · AP01
2025-08-22
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officers · AP01
2025-08-19
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BENNETT-RICHARDS, Ralph appointed
director
2025-08-19
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GILLESPIE, Michael appointed
director
2025-06-13
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officers · TM01
2025-02-23
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DAVIDSON, Elaine resigned
director
2024-11-19
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AITKEN, Scott appointed
director
2024-11-19
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officers · AP01
2024-11-13
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officers · TM01
2024-11-11
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FULTON, Angela resigned
director
2024-10-24
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accounts · AA
2024-09-17
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officers · TM01
2024-09-16
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MCDONALD, Nairn resigned
director
2024-05-23
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officers · AP01
2024-05-21
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GRANT, Lauren appointed
director
2023-12-28
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accounts · AA
2023-11-22
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2023-11-21
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SCOTT, Peter Edgar resigned
director
2023-10-11
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CAIRNS, Lindsey resigned
director
2023-10-11
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officers · TM01
2022-12-22
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accounts · AA
2022-09-29
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GRANT, David resigned
director
2022-09-29
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officers · TM01
2022-06-09
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2022-06-09
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officers · AP01
2022-06-09
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2022-05-17
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YOUNG, Shayron appointed
director
2022-05-17
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FULTON, Angela appointed
director
2021-11-14
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WATSON, Kirsteen resigned
director
2021-10-04
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accounts · AA
2021-02-16
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CAMPBELL, Robert appointed
director
2021-02-16
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GANNON, Brian James resigned
director
2020-11-10
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CAIRNS, Lindsey appointed
director
2020-11-10
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LENNIE, Evelyn Mary resigned
director
2020-11-10
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MCDONALD, Nairn appointed
director
2020-05-12
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GREENLAW, Floris resigned
director
2019-11-12
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MILLBORROW, Christopher appointed
director
2019-11-12
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GANNON, Brian James appointed
director
2019-11-12
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GIBB, Stewart resigned
director
2019-11-12
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SCOTT, Peter Edgar appointed
director
2019-05-14
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DONNELLY, Lynne resigned
director
2019-05-14
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GIBB, Stewart appointed
director
2018-09-04
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PITCAIRN, Jamie resigned
director
2018-05-15
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DAVIDSON, Elaine appointed
director
2018-05-15
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MILLAR, Jayne resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 113 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

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.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

West Of Scotland Housing Association holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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West Of Scotland Housing Association

Corporate parent

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WILLOWACRE TRUST

This company · SC073356

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
West Of Scotland Housing Association Corporate entity	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	17/09/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1980-12-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

Camlachie House

40 Barrowfield Drive

Glasgow

G40 3QH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-13

Last: 2025-09-29