ISLAY ENERGY TRUST
🌳Matureactive
SC285020 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-05-19
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
—
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35110
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). 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
37 officers (10 active, 37 linked, 33 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
119 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (85 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-26➕ABRAHAMS, Alexandra Kate appointeddirector
- 2024-07-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-06➖WINLOW, Martin resigneddirector
- 2024-02-05➖BEVERIDGE, Hannah resigneddirector
- 2024-02-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-31➖MCNAB, Eleanor Margaret Quintin resigneddirector
- 2024-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-01➖SKINNER, Thomas William resigneddirector
- 2023-03-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-22➕BEVERIDGE, Hannah appointeddirector
- 2023-01-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-01➖GOW, Neil Johnston resigneddirector
- 2022-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-09➕MANSBRIDGE, Richard William appointeddirector
- 2022-11-09➖JAGGER, Richard Owen Laurence resigneddirector
- 2022-11-09➖MACKENZIE, Eileen resigneddirector
- 2022-11-09➕SKINNER, Thomas William appointeddirector
- 2022-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-01➕GOW, Neil Johnston appointeddirector
- 2022-02-09➖MUIR, Louise resigneddirector
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-03➕THURGOOD, Jolyon appointeddirector
- 2019-10-23➕LAURIE, Polly appointedsecretary
- 2019-10-22➖YOUNG, Geunda Claire Lorraine resignedsecretary
- 2019-01-08➕MUIR, Louise appointeddirector
- 2018-10-24➕WINLOW, Martin appointeddirector
- 2018-09-06➖DUNNACHIE, Alexander resigneddirector
- 2018-08-27➖HOBHOUSE, David Paul resigneddirector
- 2018-01-30➖BRYCE, Deborah resigneddirector
- 2015-11-17➕BRYCE, Deborah appointeddirector
- 2015-11-17➕DUNNACHIE, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2015-11-04➕ROBERTS, Glenmore William appointeddirector
- 2015-11-04➖MINTO, Jennifer resigneddirector
- 2015-11-04➖OGILVIE, Malcolm Alexander, Dr resigneddirector
- 2015-04-21➕POLLOCK, Russell appointeddirector
- 2015-04-21➕JAGGER, Richard Owen Laurence appointeddirector
- 2015-04-21➕MCNAB, Eleanor Margaret Quintin appointeddirector
- 2015-03-17➕PORTEOUS, James Mcneil appointeddirector
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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
- -9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- 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-limited-exemption
Incorporated2005-05-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35110 — SIC 35110
Registered office
Custom House
Main Street
Bowmore
Argyll And Bute
PA43 7JJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29
Officers (10 active · 27 resigned)
Active
ABRAHAMS, Alexandra Kate→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-07-26
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DEAN, George→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2010-11-26
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HARRISON, Stephen→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2013-11-20
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MANSBRIDGE, Richard William→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2022-11-09
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MCEACHERN, Islay William→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2010-11-26
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POLLOCK, Russell→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2015-04-21
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PORTEOUS, James Mcneil→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2015-03-17
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ROBERTS, Glenmore William→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2015-11-04
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THURGOOD, Jolyon→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2021-02-03
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CLARK, Anne Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-19 · resigned 2010-11-26
STUART, Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-19 · resigned 2008-02-06
YOUNG, Geunda Claire Lorraine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-01-14 · resigned 2019-10-22
BEVERIDGE, Hannah→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-02-22 · resigned 2024-02-05
BROWN, Kathleen→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2007-01-31 · resigned 2007-05-30
BRYCE, Deborah→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2015-11-17 · resigned 2018-01-30
CLARK, Anne Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2005-05-19 · resigned 2010-11-26
DUNNACHIE, Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-11-17 · resigned 2018-09-06
GOW, Neil Johnston→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-06-01 · resigned 2023-01-01
HOBHOUSE, David Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-11-20 · resigned 2018-08-27
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Recent filings (119 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-10