COMMUNITY OF ARRAN SEABED TRUST LIMITED

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SC299917 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-03-30

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

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

27 officers (9 active, 27 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

109 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand

2026-02-11
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officers · AP01
2026-02-09
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officers · AP01
2026-01-28
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HAMILL, Megan appointed
director
2026-01-28
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NEWBERRY, Susan Jane, Dr appointed
director
2026-01-09
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officers · TM01
2026-01-09
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officers · TM01
2025-12-18
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GILL, Cicely Margaret resigned
director
2025-12-18
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HAWKES, Helen Elizabeth resigned
director
2025-09-12
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accounts · AA
2025-09-01
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officers · CH03
2025-06-30
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officers · TM01
2025-06-26
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MCLAREN, Ruth resigned
director
2025-04-22
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officers · AP01
2025-04-09
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HAWKES, Helen Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-01-13
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accounts · AA01
2024-12-09
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accounts · AA
2024-12-04
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incorporation · MA
2024-03-22
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officers · AP01
2024-03-14
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MILNE, Alastair Gordon appointed
director
2024-03-04
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officers · AP01
2024-03-04
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officers · TM01
2024-02-20
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SHEPPARD, Anne appointed
director
2024-02-20
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WOOD, Howard Lindsay resigned
director
2023-11-28
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accounts · AA
2023-03-14
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officers · TM01
2023-02-28
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CHESHIRE, Russell resigned
director
2023-01-13
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accounts · AA
2022-11-11
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officers · AP01
2022-11-01
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MANN, Ronald Morton appointed
director
2022-05-03
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officers · AP01
2022-04-25
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officers · TM01
2022-04-06
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MCLAREN, Ruth appointed
director
2022-03-31
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TEMPLETON, Patricia Florence resigned
director
2022-03-11
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address · AD02
2022-02-02
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MARTIN, Jennifer resigned
secretary
2022-02-02
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MARTIN, Jennifer resigned
director
2022-01-21
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SANGSTER, Sabrina Mary resigned
director
2021-03-31
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JENKS, Catherine Louise appointed
secretary
2020-06-11
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WALKER, Allan Graeme appointed
director
2020-03-15
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JENKS, Catherine appointed
director
2020-02-17
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TEMPLETON, Patricia Florence appointed
director
2016-12-13
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APPLEBY, Thomas Philip Sebastian, Dr resigned
director
2013-01-16
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GILL, Cicely Margaret appointed
director
2012-10-01
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CAMPBELL, Sally Ann, Dr resigned
director
2012-09-06
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GARRATT, John Roger Martin resigned
director
2012-01-31
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MEADE, Jennifer Mary resigned
director
2010-04-01
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HENDERSON, James Charles Mcdonald resigned
secretary
2010-04-01
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MARTIN, Jennifer appointed
secretary
2009-12-10
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CHESHIRE, Russell appointed
director
2009-12-10
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GARRATT, John Roger Martin appointed
director

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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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GILL, Cicely Margaret resigned 2025-12-18; HAWKES, Helen Elizabeth resigned 2025-12-18; MCLAREN, Ruth resigned 2025-06-26

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2006-03-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Old Pavilion

Lamlash

Isle Of Arran

KA27 8LS

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-14

Last: 2026-02-28