BENMORE AND KILMUN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST

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SC254743 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-08-26
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
31 officers (4 active, 31 linked, 28 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
100 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,491
Net assets shrinking
Down £57 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3k
↓ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 1.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£710£1k£2k£3k£4kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£3.5k£3.5k
Current assets£3.5k£3.5k
Net assets£3.5k£3.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-28
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  2. 2025-07-15
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  3. 2025-07-02
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    SANDALL, Victor resigned
    director
  4. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2023-10-13
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  6. 2022-09-20
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  7. 2021-10-13
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  8. 2021-01-15
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  9. 2019-10-13
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  10. 2019-06-19
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  11. 2019-06-19
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  12. 2019-06-19
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  13. 2019-06-18
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    HOLM, Janet resigned
    director
  14. 2019-06-06
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    CONNOR, Bernadette May resigned
    director
  15. 2019-06-06
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    CONNOR, James Currie resigned
    director
  16. 2018-08-17
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  17. 2018-08-17
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  18. 2018-08-17
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  19. 2017-12-31
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    HARVEY, Agnes resigned
    director
  20. 2017-12-31
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    TESTER, Moira resigned
    director
  21. 2017-09-28
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  22. 2017-09-28
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  23. 2017-09-27
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  24. 2017-09-18
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    CONNOR, Bernadette May appointed
    director
  25. 2017-09-18
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    HARVEY, Agnes appointed
    director
  26. 2017-09-18
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    HOLM, Janet appointed
    director
  27. 2017-06-16
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    HENDERSON, Janet Margaret resigned
    director
  28. 2016-11-09
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    MCDONALD, Dinah Clare appointed
    secretary
  29. 2016-11-09
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    MCKENZIE, David Joseph resigned
    secretary
  30. 2016-11-09
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    MCKENZIE, David Joseph resigned
    director
  31. 2016-09-21
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    HENDERSON, Janet Margaret appointed
    director
  32. 2016-09-21
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    TESTER, Moira appointed
    director
  33. 2016-07-27
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    CONNOR, James Currie appointed
    director
  34. 2016-06-10
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    MACDONALD, Gordon Edward resigned
    director
  35. 2015-09-22
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    EAGLESHAM, David resigned
    director
  36. 2015-03-04
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    MACDONALD, Gordon Edward appointed
    director
  37. 2014-09-16
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    RAE, Catherine Jean appointed
    director
  38. 2013-09-17
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    KING, William Reid resigned
    director
  39. 2012-09-15
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    CRUICKSHANK, Ronald resigned
    director
  40. 2010-09-11
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    GILLINGS, Brian Joseph resigned
    director
  41. 2010-09-11
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    SLOSS, Jeanette resigned
    director
  42. 2010-08-01
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    SANDALL, Victor appointed
    director
  43. 2009-10-12
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    EAGLESHAM, David appointed
    director
  44. 2009-10-12
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    SLOSS, Jeanette appointed
    director
  45. 2009-09-15
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    BRUCE, Dorothy Margaret Johnstone resigned
    director
  46. 2009-09-15
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    BRUCE, Russell Alexander Duthie resigned
    director
  47. 2008-09-07
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    BOYD, John Mackinlay resigned
    secretary
  48. 2008-09-07
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    MCKENZIE, David Joseph appointed
    secretary
  49. 2008-09-07
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    BOYD, Evelyn resigned
    director
  50. 2008-09-07
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    BOYD, John Mackinlay resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Incorporated2003-08-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

2a Ferry Brae
Dunoon
PA23 7DJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (4 active · 27 resigned)

MCDONALD, Dinah Clare→
secretary · appointed 2016-11-09
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Active
BROWN, Margaret Williamina→
director · ~74y · appointed 2003-08-26
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Active
MCDONALD, Dinah Clare→
director · ~76y · appointed 2004-04-27
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Active
RAE, Catherine Jean→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-09-16
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Active
BOYD, John Mackinlay→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-26 · resigned 2008-09-07
Resigned
MCKENZIE, David Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-07 · resigned 2016-11-09
Resigned
BOYD, Evelyn→
director · ~92y · appointed 2003-08-26 · resigned 2008-09-07
Resigned
BOYD, John Mackinlay→
director · ~96y · appointed 2003-08-26 · resigned 2008-09-07
Resigned
BRUCE, Dorothy Margaret Johnstone→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-08-26 · resigned 2009-09-15
Resigned
BRUCE, Russell Alexander Duthie→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-08-26 · resigned 2009-09-15
Resigned
BURKE, Michael Vincent→
director · ~79y · appointed 2003-08-26 · resigned 2006-04-01
Resigned
CONNOR, Bernadette May→
director · ~74y · appointed 2017-09-18 · resigned 2019-06-06
Resigned
CONNOR, James Currie→
director · ~77y · appointed 2016-07-27 · resigned 2019-06-06
Resigned
CRUICKSHANK, Ronald→
director · ~87y · appointed 2006-05-16 · resigned 2012-09-15
Resigned
EAGLESHAM, David→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-10-12 · resigned 2015-09-22
Resigned
GILLINGS, Brian Joseph→
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-06-17 · resigned 2010-09-11
Resigned
HARVEY, Agnes→
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-09-18 · resigned 2017-12-31
Resigned
HENDERSON, Aileen→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-08-26 · resigned 2005-02-19
Resigned
HENDERSON, Janet Margaret→
director · ~76y · appointed 2016-09-21 · resigned 2017-06-16
Resigned
HOLM, Janet→
director · ~76y · appointed 2017-09-18 · resigned 2019-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-13