GROUP FOR RECYCLING IN ARGYLL AND BUTE TRUST LIMITED

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SC197229 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1999-06-15

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38110

Sector: Water supply & waste

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85590Other education n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

36 officers (5 active, 36 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

136 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	900	800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (86 events)Click to expand

2025-12-24
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2024-12-10
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2023-12-21
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2022-12-19
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2021-11-22
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accounts · AA
2021-11-12
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officers · TM01
2021-11-08
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BEATON, Norman resigned
director
2020-11-20
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accounts · AA
2020-11-10
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officers · TM01
2020-09-18
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KERR, David resigned
director
2020-07-23
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2020-06-18
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2020-03-06
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2020-02-29
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MCCUISH, Roderick William resigned
director
2020-02-14
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accounts · AA
2020-01-29
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LYNCH, James Thomas appointed
director
2020-01-29
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officers · AP01
2019-12-22
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2018-12-17
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2018-10-09
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2018-10-03
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2018-10-03
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officers · TM02
2018-10-01
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LOVE, Alasdair Graham appointed
secretary
2018-09-28
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FAIRBRASS, Julie resigned
secretary
2018-03-06
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BLAIR, Laura Margaret resigned
director
2018-02-13
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WALTON, Elaine Barbara resigned
director
2017-10-10
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MACINTYRE, Neil resigned
director
2016-11-23
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SINCLAIR, Malcolm appointed
director
2016-11-23
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BEATON, Norman appointed
director
2016-03-18
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PROTHEROUGH, David Edward resigned
director
2015-12-18
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BLAIR, Laura Margaret appointed
director
2015-12-18
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MACINTYRE, Neil appointed
director
2015-03-31
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CARD, Amanda Jane resigned
director
2014-02-11
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MILLAR, Alan resigned
director
2013-12-03
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GREIG, Mairi resigned
director
2013-09-25
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WALTON, Elaine Barbara appointed
director
2013-05-28
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PEDEN, Mandy Jane resigned
director
2013-01-12
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KAUFMANN, Michael Arnold resigned
director
2012-05-26
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CLELLAND, Michaela resigned
director
2012-04-24
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LYON, David appointed
director
2012-04-24
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PEDEN, Mandy Jane appointed
director
2012-02-14
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WALTON, Elaine Barbara resigned
director
2010-06-11
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WALTON, Elaine Barbara appointed
director
2010-05-11
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KAUFMANN, Michael Arnold appointed
director
2009-11-20
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FAIRBRASS, Julie appointed
secretary
2009-11-20
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BLAIR, David resigned
director
2009-03-04
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MCILWRAITH, Robert John Taylor resigned
director
2009-02-06
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TURNER, Mary Christine appointed
director
2009-02-06
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KERR, David appointed
director
2009-02-06
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MCCUISH, Roderick William 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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1999-06-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

C/O Argyll & Bute Council

Kilmory

Lochgilphead

Argyll

PA31 8RT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-30

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-29

Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (5 active · 31 resigned)

LOVE, Alasdair Graham→

secretary · appointed 2018-10-01

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Active

LYNCH, James Thomas→

director · ~68y · appointed 2020-01-29

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Active

LYON, David→

director · ~67y · appointed 2012-04-24

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Active

SINCLAIR, Malcolm→

director · ~72y · appointed 2016-11-23

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Active

TURNER, Mary Christine→

director · ~81y · appointed 2009-02-06

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Active

BROWN, Jan Vanessa→

secretary · appointed 1999-06-15 · resigned 2000-11-04

Resigned

FAIRBRASS, Julie→

secretary · appointed 2009-11-20 · resigned 2018-09-28

Resigned

LEWIS, Matthew James→

secretary · appointed 2001-12-04 · resigned 2008-12-19

Resigned

MCDOUGALL, Ewan Robert→

secretary · appointed 2000-11-04 · resigned 2001-12-04

Resigned

BEATON, Norman→

director · ~81y · appointed 2016-11-23 · resigned 2021-11-08

Resigned

BLAIR, David→

director · ~61y · appointed 2005-12-07 · resigned 2009-11-20

Resigned

BLAIR, Laura Margaret→

director · ~44y · appointed 2015-12-18 · resigned 2018-03-06

Resigned

BROWN, Jan Vanessa→

director · ~84y · appointed 1999-06-15 · resigned 2007-06-19

Resigned

CARD, Amanda Jane→

director · ~61y · appointed 2008-01-28 · resigned 2015-03-31

Resigned

CATLIN, Martin→

director · ~65y · appointed 1999-06-15 · resigned 2002-11-23

Resigned

CLELLAND, Michaela→

director · ~60y · appointed 2005-11-02 · resigned 2012-05-26

Resigned

DOWNIE, Neil Campbell→

director · ~65y · appointed 1999-06-15 · resigned 2002-11-23

Resigned

EDWARDS, Tony→

director · ~71y · appointed 2005-02-08 · resigned 2008-08-26

Resigned

FILM, Anne Elizabeth, Ms.→

director · ~71y · appointed 2000-11-04 · resigned 2002-12-17

Resigned

GOOD, Clive Andrew→

director · ~66y · appointed 2001-11-17 · resigned 2005-10-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (136 total)

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2025-12-24

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-11-22

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officers · TM01

2021-11-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-11-20

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2020-11-10

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement

persons-with-significant-control · PSC08

2020-07-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-06-23