MAUD VILLAGE TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC237885 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-10-09

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 19.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 87). 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 19.2y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 19.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

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

16 officers (8 active, 16 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

81 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

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2025-06-16
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2024-08-22
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officers · AP01
2024-08-20
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HENDRY, Andrew Neil appointed
director
2024-08-09
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officers · TM01
2024-07-10
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accounts · AA
2024-05-14
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MURISON, Norman Mclean resigned
director
2024-04-25
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officers · AP01
2024-04-24
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CRITTEN, Spencer Richard appointed
director
2023-05-23
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accounts · AA
2022-05-04
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accounts · AA
2021-11-19
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officers · AP01
2021-11-06
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JOHNSTONE, Thomas Allan appointed
director
2021-04-15
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accounts · AA
2020-05-19
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accounts · AA
2020-01-10
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mortgage · MR04
2020-01-10
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-11-30
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mortgage · MR04
2019-11-30
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-10-03
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officers · TM01
2019-10-01
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BUCHANAN, William Young resigned
director
2019-06-26
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accounts · AA
2019-06-13
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HUTCHEON, William resigned
director
2019-06-13
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officers · TM01
2019-06-13
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officers · AP01
2019-06-12
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officers · AP01
2019-06-03
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HUTCHEON, William appointed
director
2019-06-03
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HUTCHEON, William appointed
director
2009-10-06
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BUCKMAN, Patrick Edwin Ashby appointed
director
2009-09-20
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TAYLOR, Agnes Nancy resigned
director
2008-03-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Scottish Ministers
2007-03-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Triodos Bank Nv
2004-10-19
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PIRIE, Ian George appointed
director
2004-10-05
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LEITH, James Alexander resigned
director
2004-01-13
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BUCKMAN, Patrick Edwin Ashby appointed
secretary
2004-01-13
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FAIRLEY, Douglas Wallace resigned
secretary
2003-05-15
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MURISON, Norman Mclean appointed
director
2003-04-29
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FAIRLEY, Douglas Wallace appointed
secretary
2003-04-29
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LEITH, James Alexander resigned
secretary
2003-04-29
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KENNY, William resigned
director
2002-10-09
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Company incorporated
As MAUD VILLAGE TRUST
2002-10-09
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BUCKMAN, Sandra Ann appointed
director
2002-10-09
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LEITH, James Alexander appointed
secretary
2002-10-09
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BUCHANAN, William Young appointed
director
2002-10-09
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KENNY, William appointed
director
2002-10-09
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LEITH, James Alexander appointed
director
2002-10-09
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TAYLOR, Agnes Nancy appointed
director

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

-7 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 87 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 87 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

Incorporated2002-10-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Old Mart Community Resource Centre Deer Road

Maud

Peterhead

Aberdeenshire

AB42 4EG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-09

Last: 2025-09-25