KINGSRIDGE CLEDDANS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP

🌳Matureactive
SC133036 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1991-07-24
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 30.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 30.8y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
50 officers (8 active, 50 linked, 47 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
141 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (113 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-15
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    CALVERT, Thomas Gerald Peter resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-30
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    DOCHERTY, John resigned
    director
  7. 2024-08-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-16
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    WARDS, Christine resigned
    director
  12. 2021-12-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-29
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    O'CONNELL, Patricia-Anne appointed
    director
  16. 2019-11-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-07-27
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    CALVERT, Thomas Gerald Peter appointed
    director
  19. 2018-07-27
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    LIVINGSTON, Rachel resigned
    director
  20. 2018-07-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2018-07-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2017-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-08-04
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    ALLISON, Susan appointed
    director
  24. 2016-08-04
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    BORTHWICK, Marlyn appointed
    director
  25. 2014-01-19
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    MARTIN, Caroline resigned
    director
  26. 2013-04-01
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    THOM, George Hamilton appointed
    director
  27. 2013-04-01
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    MARTIN, Caroline appointed
    director
  28. 2012-08-16
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    WATTERS, John resigned
    director
  29. 2012-08-01
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    WYLIE, Muriel appointed
    director
  30. 2012-08-01
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    LIVINGSTON, Rachel appointed
    director
  31. 2011-08-31
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    THOMSON, Jean resigned
    director
  32. 2011-08-05
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    MCDONALD, Marion resigned
    director
  33. 2008-01-25
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    MACDONALD, Ronald resigned
    director
  34. 2008-01-25
    ➖
    WELSH, Jimmy resigned
    director
  35. 2004-01-30
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    WARDS, Christine appointed
    director
  36. 2004-01-30
    ➕
    WELSH, Jimmy appointed
    director
  37. 2003-10-31
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    MCDONALD, Susan appointed
    director
  38. 2003-01-30
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    HANLON, Marion resigned
    director
  39. 2002-11-12
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    HANLON, Euphemia resigned
    director
  40. 2002-05-21
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    Charge satisfied #2
  41. 2002-02-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  42. 2002-01-29
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    REID, Stephen resigned
    director
  43. 2000-02-01
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    EDGELEY, Ina resigned
    director
  44. 2000-02-01
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    GILMOUR, Christine Mary resigned
    director
  45. 2000-02-01
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    HANLON, Marion appointed
    director
  46. 2000-02-01
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    HARKIN, Ann resigned
    director
  47. 2000-02-01
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    MACDONALD, Ronald appointed
    director
  48. 2000-02-01
    ➖
    MACLEOD, Sandra resigned
    director
  49. 2000-02-01
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    RIPLEY, Marie resigned
    director
  50. 2000-02-01
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    WHITEHOUSE, Brenda resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 113 events

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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-limited-exemption
Incorporated1991-07-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Unit 1 Ladyloan Place
Glasgow
G15 8LB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (8 active · 42 resigned)

MCDONALD, Fettes→
secretary · appointed 1994-08-09
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ALLISON, Susan→
director · ~76y · appointed 2016-08-04
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Active
BARCLAY, John→
director · ~87y · appointed 1991-07-24
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Active
BORTHWICK, Marlyn→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-08-04
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Active
MCDONALD, Susan→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-10-31
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Active
O'CONNELL, Patricia-Anne→
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-11-29
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Active
THOM, George Hamilton→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-04-01
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Active
WYLIE, Muriel→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-08-01
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Active
THOM, George Hamilton→
secretary · appointed 1993-03-18 · resigned 1994-02-07
Resigned
WYATT, Edward Jeremy→
secretary · appointed 1991-07-24 · resigned 1993-03-18
Resigned
CALVERT, Thomas Gerald Peter→
director · ~68y · appointed 2018-07-27 · resigned 2025-09-15
Resigned
CHITTICK, Bridget Higgins→
director · ~72y · appointed 1991-07-24 · resigned 1992-07-23
Resigned
CROTTY, John→
director · ~82y · appointed 1991-10-01 · resigned 1996-03-31
Resigned
DOCHERTY, Barry→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-04-24 · resigned 1997-04-04
Resigned
DOCHERTY, John→
director · ~68y · appointed 1991-10-01 · resigned 2024-08-30
Resigned
DOUGLAS, Kellie Shaw→
director · ~73y · appointed 1991-07-24 · resigned 1993-01-05
Resigned
EDGELEY, Ina→
director · ~79y · appointed 1997-01-21 · resigned 2000-02-01
Resigned
EDGELY, Ina→
director · ~79y · appointed 1995-02-01 · resigned 1996-01-16
Resigned
EDGELY, Thomasina→
director · ~79y · appointed 1992-10-06 · resigned 1993-08-11
Resigned
GILMOUR, Christine Mary→
director · ~64y · appointed 1998-01-16 · resigned 2000-02-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property29/08/199521/05/2002
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property18/07/199527/02/2002

Recent filings (141 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-31