RHET FIFE COUNTRYSIDE INITIATIVE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC229792 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-03-28
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
19 officers (9 active, 19 linked, 18 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-29➖LAYTON, Jeffrey resigneddirector
- 2024-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-01➕WATSON, Linda Ramsay appointeddirector
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-10-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-10-10➕LAWRIE, Susan Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2018-10-10➖SCOTT, Helen Meldrum resigneddirector
- 2016-10-04➕CLARK, Allan Stewart appointeddirector
- 2016-10-04➕LAYTON, Jeffrey appointeddirector
- 2016-10-04➖MACMASTER, Ian resigneddirector
- 2016-10-04➖STEWART, John Allan Clark resigneddirector
- 2014-10-14➖LENNOX, Gordon resigneddirector
- 2014-10-14➖MCLAREN, Michael Alexander resigneddirector
- 2012-10-02➕MAITLAND, Kate Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2012-10-02➕MACMASTER, Ian appointeddirector
- 2012-10-02➕MCLAREN, Michael Alexander appointeddirector
- 2012-10-02➖PEDDIE, Gwenyth Fiona resigneddirector
- 2012-10-02➕SCOTT, Helen Meldrum appointeddirector
- 2008-11-24➕ORR, Euphemia Prentice appointeddirector
- 2008-11-24➖SANDERS, Simon Patrick resigneddirector
- 2006-04-24➕ARNOT, William Fairlie appointeddirector
- 2006-04-24➖BRUNTON, Carole Jean Margaret resigneddirector
- 2003-09-01➖STEVENSON, Patricia Anne resigneddirector
- 2003-09-01➕STEWART, John Allan Clark appointeddirector
- 2002-04-22➕ADAM, James Rae appointeddirector
- 2002-04-22➕BRUNTON, Carole Jean Margaret appointeddirector
- 2002-04-22➕LENNOX, Gordon appointeddirector
- 2002-04-22➕PEDDIE, Gwenyth Fiona appointeddirector
- 2002-04-22➕STEVENSON, Patricia Anne appointeddirector
- 2002-03-28🏢Company incorporatedAs RHET FIFE COUNTRYSIDE INITIATIVE LIMITED
- 2002-03-28➕STEWART, John Stratton appointedsecretary
- 2002-03-28➕STEWART, John Stratton appointeddirector
- 2002-03-28➕SANDERS, Simon Patrick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2002-03-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Registered office
Langraw Farm
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 8NR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (9 active · 10 resigned)
STEWART, John Stratton→
Activesecretary · appointed 2002-03-28
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ADAM, James Rae→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2002-04-22
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ARNOT, William Fairlie→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2006-04-24
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CLARK, Allan Stewart→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-10-04
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LAWRIE, Susan Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2018-10-10
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MAITLAND, Kate Jennifer→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2012-10-02
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ORR, Euphemia Prentice→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2008-11-24
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STEWART, John Stratton→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2002-03-28
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WATSON, Linda Ramsay→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-01-01
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BRUNTON, Carole Jean Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2002-04-22 · resigned 2006-04-24
LAYTON, Jeffrey→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2016-10-04 · resigned 2024-10-29
LENNOX, Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2002-04-22 · resigned 2014-10-14
MACMASTER, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-10-02 · resigned 2016-10-04
MCLAREN, Michael Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2012-10-02 · resigned 2014-10-14
PEDDIE, Gwenyth Fiona→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2002-04-22 · resigned 2012-10-02
SANDERS, Simon Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2002-03-28 · resigned 2008-11-24
SCOTT, Helen Meldrum→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2012-10-02 · resigned 2018-10-10
STEVENSON, Patricia Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2002-04-22 · resigned 2003-09-01
STEWART, John Allan Clark→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2016-10-04
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Recent filings (84 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-07