ST COLUMBA'S DRIMNIN TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC289026 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-08-17

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 13.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£22.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90020Support activities to performing arts
90040Operation of arts facilities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.3y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 13.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

72 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £22,887

Net assets shrinking

Down £6,255 YoY

Cash YoY

+259%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£521

↑ 259% YoY

Net Worth

£23k

↓ 21% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↓ 41% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£22.9k	£29.1k
Current assets	£1.8k	£3.0k
Cash	£521	£145
Debtors	£1.3k	£2.9k
Net assets	£22.9k	£29.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-03-18
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officers · AP01
2026-03-16
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officers · AP01
2026-03-16
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officers · TM01
2026-03-12
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LEWISOHN, Jenny May Paterson appointed
director
2026-03-12
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NICCHITTA, Roberto Alessandro appointed
director
2026-03-12
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DAVIDSON, Lorna resigned
director
2025-12-31
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accounts · AA
2025-09-10
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officers · RP04AP01
2025-09-09
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2025-09-09
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officers · AP01
2025-08-28
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officers · CH01
2025-08-25
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EDWARDES, Clive Ross appointed
director
2025-08-25
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MORRIS, Hubert Charles Talwin appointed
director
2025-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
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accounts · AA
2023-03-27
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accounts · AA
2023-03-27
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2023-02-09
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MORETTI, Patricia resigned
director
2023-02-09
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officers · TM01
2022-04-01
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accounts · AA
2021-10-13
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2021-10-09
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officers · TM01
2021-07-31
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THOMPSON, James resigned
director
2021-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
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accounts · AA
2016-10-16
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DAVIDSON, Lorna appointed
director
2016-01-31
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FIRTH, Samantha Joy resigned
director
2016-01-06
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SHAW, Shirley Andrea resigned
director
2013-11-17
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FIRTH, Samantha Joy appointed
director
2013-11-17
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MORETTI, Patricia appointed
director
2013-11-17
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THOMPSON, James appointed
director
2013-04-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Scottish Ministers
2013-03-16
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PICKAVANCE, Judith Graham resigned
director
2005-09-30
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PICKAVANCE, Judith Graham appointed
director
2005-09-30
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SHAW, Shirley Andrea appointed
director
2005-08-17
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Company incorporated
As ST COLUMBA'S DRIMNIN TRUST LIMITED
2005-08-17
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LEWIS, Louise appointed
secretary
2005-08-17
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LEWIS, Derek Compton appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Derek Compton Lewis Individual · British · DOB 07/1946 · age 80	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	17/08/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Patricia Moretticeased 09/02/2023· significant influence · trust interest
Mr James Thompsonceased 15/07/2021· significant influence · trust interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2005-08-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

Drimnin Estate

Drimnin

Oban

Argyll

PA80 5XZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last: 2025-08-17