GREAT STUART TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC198860 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-11

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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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

25 officers (8 active, 25 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

99 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand

2025-07-04
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accounts · AA
2024-06-25
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accounts · AA
2023-09-05
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officers · AP01
2023-09-01
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STEWART, Alec Dougal appointed
director
2023-07-14
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accounts · AA
2023-02-01
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NAPIER, Sophie Elizabeth appointed
director
2023-02-01
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SCOTT, Fraser Clark appointed
director
2023-02-01
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officers · AP01
2023-02-01
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officers · AP01
2023-02-01
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officers · TM01
2023-01-31
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YOUNGER, Hugh Patrick resigned
director
2022-04-07
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accounts · AA
2021-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-05-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-02-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-15
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officers · TM01
2020-01-08
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GEMMELL, William Ruthven resigned
director
2019-09-27
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accounts · AA
2019-09-06
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officers · AP01
2019-09-02
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LINEHAN, Andrew appointed
director
2019-08-13
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officers · AP01
2019-08-05
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MELDRUM, William appointed
director
2019-01-31
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HOPE, Carole resigned
director
2018-01-31
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BURNETT, Alexander Donald resigned
director
2016-11-30
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BURNS, George resigned
secretary
2016-07-20
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COCKBURN, Sean resigned
director
2015-12-16
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PATERSON, Andrew John Neill appointed
director
2015-12-16
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COCKBURN, Sean appointed
director
2015-01-31
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SCOTT MONCRIEFF, John Kenneth resigned
director
2013-09-30
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SCOTT, Graham William Richard resigned
director
2013-03-01
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ROBERTSON, Dawn Elizabeth resigned
director
2013-01-17
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JOHNSTON, Charles resigned
director
2012-04-24
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BURNS, George appointed
secretary
2012-04-24
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WYLIE, Roderick James resigned
secretary
2012-04-24
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WYLIE, Roderick James resigned
director
2011-11-01
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SHAND, Peter Graham appointed
director
2011-03-07
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STEPHEN, Andrew Johnston appointed
director
2011-03-07
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JOHNSTON, Charles resigned
secretary
2011-03-07
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WYLIE, Roderick James appointed
secretary
2011-03-07
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BURNETT, Alexander Donald appointed
director
2011-03-07
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GEMMELL, William Ruthven appointed
director
2011-03-07
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HOPE, Carole appointed
director
2011-03-07
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PAGE, Isabel resigned
director
2011-03-07
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ROBERTSON, Dawn Elizabeth appointed
director
2011-03-07
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SCOTT, Graham William Richard appointed
director
2011-03-07
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SCOTT MONCRIEFF, John Kenneth appointed
director
2011-03-07
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WYLIE, Roderick James appointed
director

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Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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.)

Group structure

Mbm Property Nominees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Mbm Property Nominees Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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GREAT STUART TRUSTEES LIMITED

This company · SC198860

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
Mbm Property Nominees Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	20/01/2021

1 historic (ceased) PSC

39 Castle Street Limitedceased 20/01/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1999-08-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

3 Glenfinlas Street

Edinburgh

EH3 6AQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31