ST. COLUMBA'S TRADING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC169588 · ltd · incorporated 1996-11-05
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 opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
- · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
- · Legal friction: low → moderate
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
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
- ·Legal friction: low → moderate
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
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47799
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
21 officers (3 active, 21 linked, 18 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-06➖TOMLINSON, John Alan resigneddirector
- 2025-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-17➕TOMLINSON, John Alan appointeddirector
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-04➖PENMAN-PATERSON, Kirstie Victoria resigneddirector
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-25➖DI ROLLO, Benedict Jospeh resigneddirector
- 2023-03-01➖BACIGALUPO, John Joseph resigneddirector
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-10➕BROWN, David Dow appointeddirector
- 2022-11-10➖DUNSIRE, David Ness resigneddirector
- 2022-11-10➕PENMAN-PATERSON, Kirstie Victoria appointeddirector
- 2021-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-09-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-14➕DUNSIRE, David Ness appointeddirector
- 2021-04-07📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2020-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-12➕DI ROLLO, Benedict Jospeh appointeddirector
- 2018-01-01➕LINDSAYS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-01-01➖TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-08-09➖WILLIAMSON, Vernon Macdonald resigneddirector
- 2017-05-04➕MASSON, Louise appointeddirector
- 2017-01-01➖ADAM, Ian C resigneddirector
- 2016-06-22➕BACIGALUPO, John Joseph appointeddirector
- 2015-09-29➖SYDIE, Linda Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2014-07-01➕ADAM, Ian C appointeddirector
- 2014-04-01➖SLATER, Elizabeth Jane resigneddirector
- 2013-10-11➖HARTON, Andrew Snowden resigneddirector
- 2013-09-26➕SYDIE, Linda Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2011-10-31➖CHRISTIE, Lesley resigneddirector
- 2008-12-04➕CHRISTIE, Lesley appointeddirector
- 2005-02-11➖COLLIANDER, Torvald resigneddirector
- 2004-08-01➕WILLIAMSON, Vernon Macdonald appointeddirector
- 2003-02-28➖MEEHAN, David, Major resigneddirector
- 2002-02-04➕SLATER, Elizabeth Jane appointeddirector
- 2001-08-31➖BRUCE, John Edward resigneddirector
- 2001-08-16➖BURNSIDE, Graham Mathieson resigneddirector
- 2001-05-11➖BURNSIDE, Graham Mathieson resignedsecretary
- 2001-05-11➕TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-10-27➖MONTEATH, Andrew David resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.)
Group structure
St. Columba's Hospice Care is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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St. Columba's Hospice Care
Corporate parent · board control
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ST. COLUMBA'S TRADING LIMITED
This company · SC169588
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Columba's Hospice Care Corporate entity | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-11-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47799 — SIC 47799
Registered office
Challenger Lodge, Boswall Road
Edinburgh
EH5 3RW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05
Officers (3 active · 18 resigned)
LINDSAYS LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2018-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, David Dow→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-11-10
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MASSON, Louise→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-05-04
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BURNSIDE, Graham Mathieson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-11-05 · resigned 2001-05-11
TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2001-05-11 · resigned 2018-01-01
ADAM, Ian C→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2014-07-01 · resigned 2017-01-01
BACIGALUPO, John Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-06-22 · resigned 2023-03-01
BRUCE, John Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1996-11-05 · resigned 2001-08-31
BURNSIDE, Graham Mathieson→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1996-11-05 · resigned 2001-08-16
CHRISTIE, Lesley→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2008-12-04 · resigned 2011-10-31
COLLIANDER, Torvald→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2000-04-18 · resigned 2005-02-11
DI ROLLO, Benedict Jospeh→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2019-02-12 · resigned 2023-05-25
DUNSIRE, David Ness→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2021-09-14 · resigned 2022-11-10
HARTON, Andrew Snowden→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1999-02-04 · resigned 2013-10-11
MEEHAN, David, Major→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 1996-11-05 · resigned 2003-02-28
MONTEATH, Andrew David→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · appointed 1996-11-05 · resigned 2000-10-27
PENMAN-PATERSON, Kirstie Victoria→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-11-10 · resigned 2024-11-04
SLATER, Elizabeth Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2002-02-04 · resigned 2014-04-01
SYDIE, Linda Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2013-09-26 · resigned 2015-09-29
TOMLINSON, John Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2025-06-17 · resigned 2026-03-06
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Recent filings (107 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-12