TIREE RURAL DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC238789 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-10-28
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (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).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)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
38 officers (9 active, 38 linked, 35 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
131 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (87 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-01➖BOYD, Patrick Andrew resigneddirector
- 2024-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-15➕MACKECHNIE, Angus John appointeddirector
- 2024-04-15➖HAYES, Daniel resigneddirector
- 2023-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-07➕MACARTHUR, Morven Fiona appointeddirector
- 2022-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-01➕MACKINNON, Kirsteen Margaret appointeddirector
- 2021-12-06📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-12-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-10-27➖MACKINNON, Ewan Alexander resignedsecretary
- 2021-10-27➖MACKINNON, Ewan Alexander resigneddirector
- 2021-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-08-23➕HAYES, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2021-03-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-01➕MACKECHNIE, Hannah Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2020-10-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-01➖PHILLIPS, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2020-09-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2019-09-16➖COPE, Stephanie Anne resigneddirector
- 2018-11-26➖MACPHAIL, Alasdair resigneddirector
- 2018-05-22➕COPE, Stephanie Anne appointeddirector
- 2018-04-17➕BOYD, Patrick Andrew appointeddirector
- 2016-03-09➕LAMONT, Susan Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2016-03-09➖MACKINNON, Colin Neil resigneddirector
- 2015-03-11➖JONES, Clare Josephine resignedsecretary
- 2015-03-11➕MACKINNON, Ewan Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2015-03-11➖JONES, Clare Josephine resigneddirector
- 2015-03-11➖LAMONT, Susan Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2014-03-07➕MACDONALD, Tearlach appointeddirector
- 2014-03-07➖ISAACSON, Jane resigneddirector
- 2014-03-07➖MACFADYEN, Lachlan resigneddirector
- 2014-03-07➕MACKINNON, Colin Neil appointeddirector
- 2014-03-07➕MACPHAIL, Alasdair appointeddirector
- 2013-07-28➖NAGY, Stephen John resigneddirector
- 2012-03-07➕NAGY, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2011-03-09➖MACKAY, Roddy resigneddirector
- 2009-05-06➕BOWLER, Jonathan Mark, Dr appointeddirector
- 2009-04-08➕ISAACSON, Jane appointeddirector
- 2009-03-11➕MACLEAN, Archibald John appointeddirector
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Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 candidateStrong 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 20 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
Incorporated2002-10-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629
Registered office
Tiree Rural Centre
Crossapol
Isle Of Tiree
PA77 6UP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28
Officers (9 active · 29 resigned)
BOWLER, Jonathan Mark, Dr→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2009-05-06
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LAMONT, Susan Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2016-03-09
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MACARTHUR, Morven Fiona→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2022-12-07
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MACDONALD, Tearlach→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2014-03-07
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MACINNES, Alastair→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2006-01-19
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MACKECHNIE, Angus John→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-04-15
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MACKECHNIE, Hannah Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2021-03-01
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MACKINNON, Kirsteen Margaret→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2022-07-01
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MACLEAN, Archibald John→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2009-03-11
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ISAACSON, Jane Elizabeth Catherine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-10-28 · resigned 2007-06-06
JONES, Clare Josephine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-06-06 · resigned 2015-03-11
MACKINNON, Ewan Alexander→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-03-11 · resigned 2021-10-27
BOWLER, Janet→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-05-18 · resigned 2007-03-14
BOYD, Patrick Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2018-04-17 · resigned 2025-09-01
BOYD, Patrick Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2002-10-28 · resigned 2006-07-25
BROWN, Alison Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2004-01-19
COPE, Stephanie Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2018-05-22 · resigned 2019-09-16
HAYES, Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2021-08-23 · resigned 2024-04-15
ISAACSON, Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2009-04-08 · resigned 2014-03-07
JOHNSON, Dorinda→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2003-10-28 · resigned 2004-01-19
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Recent filings (131 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2021-12-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-12-06