RHET ANGUS COUNTRYSIDE INITIATIVE

🌳Matureactive

SC226733 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-01-07

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

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

23 officers (8 active, 23 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

89 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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Average employees	1000	1000

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.

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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 (55 events)Click to expand

2025-03-26
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2025-01-20
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officers · TM01
2024-12-10
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MARTIN, Leila Jean resigned
director
2024-03-14
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accounts · AA
2024-01-24
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officers · AP01
2024-01-22
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officers · TM01
2024-01-22
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officers · AP01
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officers · AP01
2024-01-22
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officers · TM01
2024-01-16
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ADAM, Kay Jean Anne appointed
director
2024-01-16
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GEDDES, Amy Sheila appointed
director
2024-01-16
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MATHER, William Scott appointed
director
2024-01-16
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STORMONTH DARLING, James David resigned
director
2023-04-26
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accounts · AA
2023-01-08
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HODNETT, Alistair Ronald resigned
director
2022-03-04
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accounts · AA
2021-04-13
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2020-03-10
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2019-03-18
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accounts · AA
2019-02-15
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officers · AP01
2019-02-15
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officers · TM01
2018-10-29
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2018-10-29
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2017-12-07
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MILNE, Alexander Benvie appointed
director
2017-12-07
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REID, Andrew resigned
director
2016-12-13
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CARGILL, Peter David resigned
director
2016-12-13
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STODART, Alison Mary resigned
director
2013-12-03
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LAWRIE, Gillian Rae appointed
director
2013-12-03
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OFFICER, William John appointed
director
2013-12-03
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BLACK, James Alexander resigned
director
2011-11-17
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STODART, Alison Mary appointed
director
2011-03-16
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THORNTON LAW LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2010-11-18
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CHRISTIE, Bruce William appointed
director
2010-11-18
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HART, Euan Mckay resigned
director
2010-11-18
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LAWRIE, Gillian Rae resigned
director
2008-11-13
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SMITH, Susan Mary resigned
director
2006-11-16
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HART, Euan Mckay appointed
director
2006-11-16
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MELROSE, Iain resigned
director
2004-12-01
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THORNTON LAW LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-11-30
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THORNTONS WS resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-11-18
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CARGILL, Peter David appointed
director
2004-11-18
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HODNETT, Alistair Ronald appointed
director
2004-11-18
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MILNE, Alan resigned
director
2004-11-18
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REID, Andrew appointed
director
2003-11-20
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TAYLOR, John Graham resigned
director
2002-01-07
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Company incorporated
As RHET ANGUS COUNTRYSIDE INITIATIVE
2002-01-07
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MYLES, Robert Gall appointed
director
2002-01-07
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BLACK, James Alexander appointed
director
2002-01-07
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LAWRIE, Gillian Rae appointed
director
2002-01-07
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MARTIN, Leila Jean 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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2002-01-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Westby

64 West High Street

Forfar

Angus

DD8 1BJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-21

Last: 2026-01-07