INVERCLYDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC116334 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1989-02-21

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 35.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Sector: Administrative & support services

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85590Other education n.e.c.
88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 35.8y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 35.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

47 officers (8 active, 47 linked, 38 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

169 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (110 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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officers · TM01
2026-03-12
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JACKSON, Colin resigned
director
2025-11-19
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accounts · AA
2025-01-07
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accounts · AA
2024-10-11
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officers · AP01
2024-09-01
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BOYD, Christina Mary appointed
director
2023-10-25
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accounts · AA
2023-06-16
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officers · CH01
2022-10-06
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accounts · AA
2022-09-15
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officers · TM01
2022-09-15
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officers · TM01
2022-09-15
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officers · AP03
2022-09-15
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officers · TM02
2022-09-02
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AHLFELD, Ross appointed
secretary
2022-09-02
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AHLFELD, Ronald Paul resigned
director
2022-09-02
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PEARCE, Joseph Robert resigned
director
2022-09-01
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SPENCE, Angela Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2022-05-30
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2022-05-30
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2022-05-30
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officers · TM01
2022-05-20
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CLOCHERTY, James Joseph appointed
director
2022-05-20
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LAW, Kirsty appointed
director
2022-05-20
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ROBERTSON, Elizabeth Lynn, Councillor resigned
director
2022-03-29
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accounts · AA
2022-03-09
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officers · AP03
2022-03-09
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officers · TM02
2022-03-04
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JOHNSTONE, Allan resigned
secretary
2022-03-04
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SPENCE, Angela Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2021-06-24
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officers · AP01
2021-06-24
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officers · TM01
2021-06-24
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officers · TM01
2021-06-16
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MCNEIL, Duncan appointed
director
2021-06-11
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MUIRHEAD, Donald resigned
director
2021-06-04
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MCCREADY, Elizabeth Mary resigned
director
2019-11-11
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PEARCE, Joseph Robert appointed
director
2019-11-04
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DAVIDSON, Rosemary appointed
director
2019-07-08
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JOHNSTONE, Allan appointed
secretary
2019-07-08
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MCCALLION, James resigned
secretary
2019-07-08
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MCCALLION, James resigned
director
2019-07-08
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MCCORKINDALE MEEK, Dorothy Eileen resigned
director
2018-02-01
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JACKSON, Colin appointed
director
2018-02-01
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ROBERTSON, Elizabeth Lynn, Councillor appointed
director
2017-07-17
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KELLY, Donald John resigned
director
2017-06-02
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CLOCHERTY, James Joseph resigned
director
2017-06-02
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REBECCHI, Luciano Angelo Stefano resigned
director
2017-05-24
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BLACK, Jack resigned
director
2017-05-24
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SPECK, Jennifer Anne resigned
director
2017-05-23
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WILLIAMS, Anne Marie resigned
director
2017-04-28
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MCCREADY, Elizabeth Mary appointed
director
2017-03-06
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SPECK, Jennifer Anne appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1989-02-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

Westburn Centre

175 Dalrymple Street

Greenock

PA15 1JZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-27

Last: 2025-05-13