STRATHPEFFER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC207195 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2000-05-16

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 Aug 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

41 officers (9 active, 41 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

132 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Average employees	400	400

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (94 events)Click to expand

2025-10-13
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BAILEY, Carol resigned
director
2025-10-13
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EVANS, Karen resigned
director
2025-10-13
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MCAULAY, Sheila Mary resigned
director
2025-10-13
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2025-10-13
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2025-10-13
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2025-05-30
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2025-04-30
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MCAULAY, Sheila Mary resigned
secretary
2025-04-30
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2024-05-17
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2024-03-26
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2024-03-26
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2024-03-12
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THOMSON, Sarah appointed
secretary
2024-01-09
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2023-12-30
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THOMSON, Sarah appointed
director
2023-11-14
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2023-11-13
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BAILEY, Carol appointed
director
2023-10-02
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2023-07-21
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MOSCROP, Neil William resigned
director
2023-05-25
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2022-05-04
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2022-04-30
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2022-04-28
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MURRAY, Ian appointed
director
2021-06-18
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2021-06-02
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2021-06-01
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2021-06-01
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2021-05-27
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MACNAB, Archibald appointed
director
2021-05-27
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MCAULAY, Ronald William appointed
director
2021-05-27
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MOSCROP, Neil William appointed
director
2021-03-30
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GENNEY, David Robert, Dr appointed
director
2021-03-30
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2021-03-30
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2020-08-24
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MCAULAY, Sheila Mary appointed
secretary
2020-08-24
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PETTIE, Patricia Lynne resigned
secretary
2020-02-14
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CAMERON, James resigned
director
2018-05-21
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WHARAM, Miranda Jane appointed
director
2018-05-21
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LAWTON, Linda Anne resigned
director
2018-01-08
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HICKEY, Clara Ruth resigned
secretary
2018-01-08
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PETTIE, Patricia Lynne appointed
secretary
2017-01-31
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BURDEKIN, Nicola Jane resigned
director
2016-11-10
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CAMERON, James appointed
director
2016-03-10
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JOHN, David Phillip resigned
director
2015-08-27
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COWIE, Elizabeth resigned
director
2015-04-02
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HALLETT, Frank Arthur resigned
director
2014-05-29
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JOHN, David Phillip appointed
director
2013-09-19
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HICKEY, Clara Ruth appointed
secretary
2013-09-19
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MILLAR, Georgina Mary resigned
secretary
2013-09-19
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MACPHAIL, Jean resigned
director
2012-05-14
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MCCULLY, Stuart, Dr resigned
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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BAILEY, Carol resigned 2025-10-13; EVANS, Karen resigned 2025-10-13; MCAULAY, Sheila Mary resigned 2025-10-13

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2000-05-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Strathpeffer Community Centre

Strathpeffer

Ross-Shire

IV14 9AG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-09

Last: 2025-05-26