NORTHMAVINE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

🌳Matureactive
SC145220 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1993-06-29
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
29 officers (3 active, 29 linked, 22 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
119 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2017-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2016-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-09-04
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    THOMSON, Malcolm Hooper Walton resigned
    director
  18. 2013-02-04
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    BOWIE, Susan Jacqueline, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 2010-06-02
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    LAURENSON, Chevonne Hazel, Dr resigned
    director
  20. 2009-10-05
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    TURNBULL, Guy Michael, Dr resigned
    director
  21. 2008-09-10
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    DAVIDSON, Iain George resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-09-10
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    DAVIDSON, Iain George resigned
    director
  23. 2008-01-28
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    LAURENSON, Chevonne Hazel, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2008-01-28
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    THOMSON, Malcolm Hooper Walton appointed
    director
  25. 2008-01-28
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    TURNBULL, Guy Michael, Dr appointed
    director
  26. 2008-01-27
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    BOWIE, Susan Jacqueline, Dr appointed
    director
  27. 2008-01-24
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    ROBERTSON, Thomas Arthur resigned
    director
  28. 2007-07-19
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    DAVIDSON, Iain George appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-06-20
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    HAY, Maree resigned
    director
  30. 2007-02-24
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    BEVAN, Geoffrey Thomas resigned
    director
  31. 2007-02-24
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    BEVINGTON, Peter John resigned
    director
  32. 2007-02-24
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    DAVIDSON, Iain George appointed
    director
  33. 2007-02-24
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    JOHNSON, Arthur Ronald resigned
    director
  34. 2007-02-24
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    JOHNSON, Ivor resigned
    director
  35. 2007-02-24
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    NICOLSON, Christina resigned
    director
  36. 2007-02-24
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    ROBERTSON, Thomas Arthur appointed
    director
  37. 2007-01-27
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    BEVAN, Geoffrey Thomas resigned
    secretary
  38. 2005-11-06
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    NICOLSON, Christina appointed
    director
  39. 2005-10-10
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    HAY, Maree appointed
    director
  40. 2005-07-19
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    MURRAY, David John resigned
    director
  41. 2005-07-19
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    ROBERTSON, Helen Jane resigned
    director
  42. 2005-07-19
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    STEPHEN, Bruce Wilson resigned
    director
  43. 2004-07-08
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    CROMARTY, John Alexander appointed
    director
  44. 2004-07-08
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    ROBERTS, Margaret Inez appointed
    director
  45. 2004-07-08
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    WILLIAMSON, Alistair James appointed
    director
  46. 2004-07-08
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    BEVAN, Geoffrey Thomas appointed
    secretary
  47. 2004-07-08
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    JAMIESON, Robert William resigned
    secretary
  48. 2004-07-08
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    BEVAN, Geoffrey Thomas appointed
    director
  49. 2004-07-08
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    BEVINGTON, Peter John appointed
    director
  50. 2004-07-08
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    JAMIESON, Robert William resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alistair James Williamson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1949 · age 77
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr John Alexander Cromarty
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Margaret Inez Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1993-06-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Ncdc Office Hillswick Junction
Ollaberry
Shetland
ZE2 9RU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (3 active · 26 resigned)

CROMARTY, John Alexander→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Margaret Inez→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMSON, Alistair James→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEVAN, Geoffrey Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-08 · resigned 2007-01-27
Resigned
BROWN, Jane Louise→
secretary · appointed 1995-12-12 · resigned 1997-01-23
Resigned
DAVIDSON, Iain George→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-19 · resigned 2008-09-10
Resigned
DUNCAN, James Peter→
secretary · appointed 1993-06-29 · resigned 1995-12-12
Resigned
JAMIESON, Robert William→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-03 · resigned 2004-07-08
Resigned
MORBEY, Sarah Jane→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-23 · resigned 1997-01-23
Resigned
BEVAN, Geoffrey Thomas→
director · ~88y · appointed 2004-07-08 · resigned 2007-02-24
Resigned
BEVINGTON, Peter John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-07-08 · resigned 2007-02-24
Resigned
BOWIE, Susan Jacqueline, Dr→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-01-27 · resigned 2013-02-04
Resigned
DAVIDSON, Iain George→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-02-24 · resigned 2008-09-10
Resigned
DUNCAN, James Peter→
director · ~70y · appointed 1993-06-29 · resigned 1995-12-12
Resigned
HAY, Maree→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-10-10 · resigned 2007-06-20
Resigned
JAMIESON, John Alan→
director · ~71y · appointed 1995-12-12 · resigned 1997-01-23
Resigned
JAMIESON, Robert William→
director · ~73y · appointed 1997-01-23 · resigned 2004-07-08
Resigned
JOHNSON, Arthur Ronald→
director · ~78y · appointed 2004-07-08 · resigned 2007-02-24
Resigned
JOHNSON, Ivor→
director · ~73y · appointed 2004-07-08 · resigned 2007-02-24
Resigned
LAURENSON, Chevonne Hazel, Dr→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-01-28 · resigned 2010-06-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (119 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-01