THE FOOD TRUST SCOTLAND

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SC175192 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-04-30

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (6 active, 21 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand

2015-12-01
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2015-12-01
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Company dissolved
2015-08-14
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2015-07-30
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dissolution · DS01
2015-02-15
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officers · AP01
2015-02-15
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officers · AP01
2015-02-13
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officers · TM01
2015-02-11
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PAGETT, Alex Norman appointed
director
2015-02-11
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TROTTER, Christopher Heward appointed
director
2014-12-23
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accounts · AA
2014-05-22
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2014-05-21
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officers · CH01
2014-05-21
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2014-05-21
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officers · TM01
2014-05-21
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officers · CH01
2013-12-30
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accounts · AA
2013-12-17
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BELL, Arthur John Armstrong resigned
director
2013-05-24
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CURSITER, Catherine Anne resigned
director
2013-05-21
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2013-05-21
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2013-01-01
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SMITH, Florence Ann resigned
director
2012-12-27
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accounts · AA
2012-05-24
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2012-05-24
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2012-05-24
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2011-11-14
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2011-06-21
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ERRINGTON, Humphrey John resigned
director
2011-06-21
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WHITTEMORE, Colin Trengove, Professor resigned
director
2011-05-01
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annual-return · AR01
2011-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2010-06-21
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annual-return · AR01
2010-06-21
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officers · CH01
2010-06-21
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officers · CH01
2009-11-10
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CURSITER, Mary Clouston, Dr appointed
secretary
2009-11-10
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CURSITER, Mary Clouston, Dr appointed
director
2009-11-10
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IRONS, John Charles Martin resigned
secretary
2008-09-26
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CURSITER, Catherine Anne appointed
director
2008-04-09
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WHITTEMORE, Colin Trengove, Professor appointed
director
2007-07-17
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GOLDWYRE, Gerald John resigned
director
2007-01-01
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GILLESPIE, Cailein Hugh resigned
director
2006-02-27
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IRONS, John Charles Martin appointed
secretary
2006-01-27
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GOLDWYRE, Gerald John appointed
director
2005-11-14
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BELL, Gillian Sarah resigned
secretary
2004-01-26
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BELL, Gillian Sarah appointed
secretary
2004-01-26
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CUTHBERT, Michael, Dr resigned
secretary
2003-02-01
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TROTTER, Christopher Heward resigned
director
2001-10-29
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SMITH, Florence Ann appointed
director
1997-12-12
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THAIN, Eric resigned
director
1997-05-08
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FLETCHER, Nichola Rosemary appointed
director
1997-05-08
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IRONS, John Charles Martin appointed
director

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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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2015-12-01

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1997-04-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

14 William Street

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH3 7NH

Filing status

Accounts

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Last made up to: 2014-03-31

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