KINGSBURGH FOREST TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC227429 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-01-28

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 23.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 02100

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.2y

50/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

28 officers (9 active, 28 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

118 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand

2025-10-31
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2025-04-09
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2025-04-07
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2025-03-28
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2025-03-28
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2025-03-28
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-28
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officers · TM01
2025-03-28
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officers · TM01
2024-11-06
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accounts · AA
2024-10-08
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BURD, Magnus Peter appointed
director
2024-10-08
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CURRAN, Joseph appointed
director
2024-10-08
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MACKENZIE, Donald appointed
director
2024-10-08
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MACLEAN, Susan Davina appointed
director
2024-10-08
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RODDICK, Ainslie appointed
director
2024-10-08
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STEPHENSON, Andrew James appointed
director
2024-10-08
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KENNEDY, Robin Macleod resigned
director
2024-10-08
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MARTIN, Peter Mackenzie resigned
director
2023-11-07
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accounts · AA
2023-02-23
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officers · TM01
2023-02-23
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
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STEPHENSON, Gerald Neal resigned
director
2021-05-05
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accounts · AA
2021-02-19
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address · AD02
2020-05-11
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accounts · AA
2019-01-02
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CAMPBELL, Margaret resigned
director
2016-10-11
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CURRAN, Yvonne appointed
secretary
2016-10-11
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MACLEOD, Kirstie Anne resigned
secretary
2016-10-11
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KENNEDY, Robin Macleod appointed
director
2013-05-20
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MACLEOD, Kirstie Anne appointed
secretary
2013-05-20
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MARTIN, Peter Mackenzie appointed
director
2013-01-14
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DELANEY, Kevin resigned
secretary
2012-05-10
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KENNEDY, Robin Macleod resigned
director
2011-05-10
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CURRAN, Joseph resigned
secretary
2011-05-10
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DELANEY, Kevin appointed
secretary
2010-03-23
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CURRAN, Yvonne appointed
director
2010-03-23
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MACKAY, Alasdair Ruaridh resigned
director
2008-02-12
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KENNEDY, Robin Macleod appointed
director
2007-11-21
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JONES, Alan Robert resigned
director
2007-02-14
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MACINNES, John Archie resigned
director
2007-02-13
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JONES, Alan Robert appointed
director
2006-09-08
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CURRAN, Joseph appointed
secretary
2006-02-17
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BATTERS, Jryna resigned
director
2005-05-12
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STEPHENSON, Jennifer Isabel resigned
secretary
2005-05-12
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SAUNDERS, Linda Ann resigned
director
2004-07-22
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BATTERS, Jryna appointed
director
2004-07-22
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CAMPBELL, Margaret appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MACKENZIE, Donald (same surname) appointed 2024-10-08. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Yvonne Curran Individual · British · DOB 08/1955 · age 71	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	28/01/2017
Mr Roderick Mackenzie Individual · British · DOB 07/1951 · age 75	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	28/01/2017

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Robin Macleod Kennedyceased 08/10/2024· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Peter Mackenzie Martinceased 08/10/2024· significant influence · trust interest
Mr Gerald Neal Stephensonceased 06/04/2022· significant influence · trust interest
Mrs Margaret Campbellceased 02/01/2019· significant influence · trust interest

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2002-01-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

8 Kingsburgh

Snizort

Portree

Isle Of Skye

IV51 9UT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-24

Last: 2026-02-10