FIFE COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC216254 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-03-01

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

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), 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

53 officers (10 active, 53 linked, 52 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

180 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (118 events)Click to expand

2026-04-09
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-04-08
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CORPS, Fiona resigned
director
2026-04-08
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officers · TM01
2026-04-08
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-11-11
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accounts · AA
2025-11-06
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officers · TM01
2025-10-30
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TEALE, Philip Alexander resigned
director
2025-10-28
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officers · CH01
2025-10-28
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officers · TM01
2025-03-21
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CARTER, John Stephen resigned
director
2024-10-18
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accounts · AA
2024-03-07
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officers · TM01
2024-01-08
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accounts · AA
2023-06-23
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SIMPSON, James White resigned
director
2023-03-13
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LONIE, Sarah appointed
director
2023-03-13
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officers · AP01
2023-03-13
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officers · AP01
2023-02-28
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BOARDMAN, Sheila appointed
director
2023-01-05
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accounts · AA
2022-12-12
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officers · AP01
2022-12-09
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MCCORMICK, Neil St Clair appointed
director
2022-12-09
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CLOSE, Robert Mckenzie, Dr resigned
director
2022-12-09
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officers · TM01
2022-10-04
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officers · AP01
2022-10-04
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2022-10-04
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2022-10-04
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officers · AP01
2022-09-16
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DAVIDSON, Colin, Cllr appointed
director
2022-09-16
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GOODALL, Brian John, Cllr appointed
director
2022-09-16
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LESLIE, James, Cllr appointed
director
2022-09-16
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CORPS, Fiona appointed
director
2022-06-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-23
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officers · TM01
2022-06-07
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ROLLO, David Bruce Macintosh resigned
director
2022-05-05
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CALDWELL, Kenneth, Cllr resigned
director
2022-05-05
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HOLT, Linda Martha resigned
director
2022-05-05
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PORTEOUS, William (Bill) resigned
director
2022-05-05
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WINCOTT, Janice Ann resigned
director
2020-09-18
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TEALE, Philip Alexander appointed
director
2020-06-19
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WARBURTON, Caroline Anne appointed
director
2020-06-19
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STRACHAN, Michael Thomson resigned
director
2019-09-18
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TAYLOR, William Gordon, Director resigned
director
2018-09-21
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MCINROY, Rhona Sheena appointed
director
2018-09-06
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LEYS, Katherine Fiona, Dr. resigned
director
2018-04-22
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WINCOTT, Janice Ann appointed
director
2017-09-29
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HOLT, Linda Martha appointed
director
2017-09-29
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PORTEOUS, William (Bill) appointed
director
2017-08-28
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CALDWELL, Kenneth, Cllr appointed
director
2017-07-07
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MILLER, Susan Jill appointed
director
2017-06-14
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LAIRD, Lesley Margaret resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

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.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: CORPS, Fiona resigned 2026-04-08; TEALE, Philip Alexander resigned 2025-10-30

Group structure

Fife Council holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Fife Council

Corporate parent · board control

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FIFE COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE TRUST

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Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Fife Council Corporate entity	—	—	board controlboard 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2001-03-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Harbourmaster's House Hot Pot Wynd

Dysart

Kirkcaldy

Fife

KY1 2TQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-15

Last: 2026-03-01