STRATHNAIRN COMMUNITY WOODLANDS

🌳Matureactive

SC228026 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-02-13

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 11.9y 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 material changes in the last 90 days.

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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book net assets

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 with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.9y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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

44 officers (8 active, 44 linked, 39 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

152 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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 2 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (106 events)Click to expand

2026-04-02
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mortgage · MR01
2026-03-26
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Corriegarth 2 Wind Farm Limited (Cn:12207006)
2026-03-12
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mortgage · MR04
2026-03-12
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Charge satisfied #1
2026-02-15
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officers · CH01
2026-02-14
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officers · CH01
2026-02-14
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officers · CH01
2026-02-14
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officers · CH01
2026-02-14
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officers · CH01
2026-02-14
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officers · TM01
2026-02-09
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FORDYCE, Gillian resigned
director
2026-01-31
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HALDANE, Fergus Thomas Simpson appointed
director
2026-01-31
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officers · AP01
2026-01-07
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accounts · AA
2025-01-03
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accounts · AA
2024-11-05
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officers · TM01
2024-11-04
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REID, David Alexander resigned
director
2024-08-13
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officers · TM01
2024-08-12
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FORBES, Heather Ann resigned
director
2024-05-15
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officers · AP03
2024-05-12
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PATERSON, Stuart appointed
secretary
2024-05-12
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THOMPSON, Damon Ronald resigned
secretary
2024-05-12
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officers · TM02
2024-05-12
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address · AD01
2024-04-09
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officers · AP01
2024-04-08
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COLYER, Peter Mark appointed
director
2024-02-15
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officers · AP01
2024-02-15
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officers · AP01
2024-02-12
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HOUSEGO, John James appointed
director
2024-02-12
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FORDYCE, Gillian appointed
director
2023-12-29
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accounts · AA
2023-02-21
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officers · AP01
2023-02-21
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officers · AP01
2023-02-13
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FORBES, Heather Ann appointed
director
2023-02-13
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LAMONT, Sheila resigned
director
2023-02-13
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REID, David Alexander appointed
director
2022-02-14
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MUIR, Kristina Linnea High appointed
director
2022-02-14
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LAWTON, Peter resigned
director
2021-03-08
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FORBES, Heather Ann resigned
director
2021-03-08
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LAWTON, Peter appointed
director
2020-02-10
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FINLAY, Nina resigned
director
2020-02-10
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LAWTON, Peter David resigned
director
2019-02-11
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MACLENNAN OF MACLENNAN, Ruairidh Donald George appointed
director
2019-02-11
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CHRISTIE, Peter resigned
director
2019-02-11
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FINLAY, Nina appointed
director
2018-03-05
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PATERSON, Stuart appointed
director
2018-02-12
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SCOTT, Janet Caroline Cubitt Seely resigned
director
2017-08-14
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PATERSON, Stuart resigned
secretary
2017-08-14
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THOMPSON, Damon Ronald appointed
secretary
2017-02-13
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MCDONALD, Marion 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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

Incorporated2002-02-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

Farr Community Hall Inverarnie Park

Inverarnie

Inverness

IV2 6AX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-01

Last: 2026-02-15