THE SANDEND HARBOUR TRUST COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC278424 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-01-14

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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£41.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 50100

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

26 officers (7 active, 26 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

93 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £41,270

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£41k

↑ 8.0% YoY

Current Assets

£41k

↑ 8.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£41.3k	£38.2k
Current assets	£41.4k	£38.3k
Net assets	£41.3k	£38.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (66 events)Click to expand

2025-09-26
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officers · AP01
2025-09-26
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accounts · AA
2025-09-02
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officers · AP01
2025-09-02
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officers · TM01
2025-09-01
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EWART, Janice appointed
director
2025-09-01
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LORIMER, Ian Alexander appointed
director
2025-09-01
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SHERLOCK, Nicholas resigned
director
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
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officers · AP01
2024-06-20
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MARTIN, Roderick appointed
director
2024-05-07
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address · AD01
2024-05-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-03
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officers · AP01
2024-04-30
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ANDERSON, Joanna Marielle Syversen appointed
secretary
2024-04-30
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BAXTER, Catherine Ann appointed
director
2024-04-30
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EWART, Jonny appointed
director
2024-04-30
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FORBES-LEITH, George Ian David, Sir resigned
secretary
2024-04-30
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MACPHERSON-FLETCHER, Allan William resigned
director
2024-04-30
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WILKINSON, Neil Mcgregor resigned
director
2024-04-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-30
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-09-27
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accounts · AA
2023-07-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-14
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MAHONEY, Kevin John resigned
director
2022-03-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-01
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SHERLOCK, Nicholas appointed
director
2021-12-31
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STROWGER, Ian resigned
director
2021-03-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-06
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BARCLAY, Richard David resigned
director
2018-05-13
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FORBES-LEITH, George Ian David, Sir appointed
secretary
2018-05-12
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BARCLAY, Richard David resigned
secretary
2018-05-12
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GORDON, Graeme resigned
director
2018-01-16
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CUMMING, Roy resigned
director
2018-01-16
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MACPHERSON-FLETCHER, Allan William appointed
director
2016-05-14
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MURRAY, Raymond resigned
director
2015-08-20
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GORDON, Graeme appointed
director
2015-05-16
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MAHONEY, Kevin John appointed
director
2015-05-16
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STROWGER, Ian appointed
director
2014-04-19
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ESSON, Alan Henry appointed
director
2013-06-28
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OSBORN, Peter Andrew resigned
director
2012-10-26
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BARCLAY, Richard David appointed
secretary
2012-10-26
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MURRAY, Raymond resigned
secretary
2012-10-26
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BARCLAY, Richard David appointed
director
2007-04-23
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SIMPSON, Alison Mary resigned
director
2006-04-29
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CUMMING, Roy appointed
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
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

Incorporated2005-01-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC50100 — SIC 50100

Registered office

1 & A Half A Village

Sandend Village

Sandend

Aberdeenshire

AB45 2UB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-21

Last: 2025-07-07