LATHERON, LYBSTER AND CLYTH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

🌳Matureactive

SC304412 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-06-22

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 9.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). 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 9.2y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 9.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

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

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

99 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 4 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Last 180 days

filings

• 7 officers
• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (71 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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officers · TM01
2026-04-20
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ALMOND, Christine Grace resigned
director
2026-04-13
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officers · AP01
2026-04-13
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officers · AP01
2026-04-10
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officers · AP01
2026-03-16
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STEWART, Hamish appointed
director
2026-03-16
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SUTHERLAND, Frances Jane appointed
director
2026-03-16
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SUTHERLAND, Mark James appointed
director
2026-02-13
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officers · TM01
2026-02-06
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BOOKER, Michael David resigned
director
2026-02-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-03
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incorporation · MA
2025-12-15
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accounts · AA
2025-12-11
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officers · TM01
2025-12-11
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officers · TM01
2025-12-04
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BULLEN, Michael Sydney resigned
director
2025-12-04
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PAUL, Jacqueline resigned
director
2025-09-19
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officers · AP03
2025-09-19
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officers · TM02
2025-09-18
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MCELROY, Kenneth Graham appointed
secretary
2025-09-18
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ALMOND, Christine Grace resigned
secretary
2025-05-05
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MACLEOD, Sheena appointed
director
2025-05-05
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MCSHANE, Patricia Frances appointed
director
2025-05-05
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BOOKER, Michael David appointed
director
2025-05-05
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officers · CH01
2025-05-05
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2025-05-05
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2025-05-05
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2025-05-05
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2025-03-27
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officers · CH01
2025-03-27
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officers · CH01
2025-03-27
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officers · CH03
2025-03-18
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NEWMAN, Jacqueline Margaret resigned
director
2025-03-18
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officers · TM01
2025-03-06
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accounts · AA
2025-02-28
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ALMOND, Christine Grace appointed
secretary
2025-02-28
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HENDERSON, Alexandra Jane resigned
secretary
2025-02-28
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SOMERVILLE, Bob resigned
director
2025-02-28
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officers · CH03
2025-02-28
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officers · AP01
2025-02-24
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HAIR, Robert appointed
director
2025-02-20
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MACKAY, Angus Donald resigned
director
2024-01-22
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BRISCOE, Thomas Alexander resigned
secretary
2024-01-22
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HENDERSON, Alexandra Jane appointed
secretary
2024-01-22
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ALMOND, Christine Grace appointed
director
2023-10-07
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SWAN, Steven resigned
director
2022-03-17
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GUNN, Iain Alexander resigned
director
2021-04-29
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MACKAY, Angus Donald appointed
director
2021-04-29
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NEWMAN, Jacqueline Margaret appointed
director
2021-04-29
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SOMERVILLE, Bob appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — 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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

5 director resignations in last 12 months

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

Evidence: ALMOND, Christine Grace resigned 2025-09-18; ALMOND, Christine Grace resigned 2026-04-20; BOOKER, Michael David resigned 2026-02-06

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2006-06-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

Seaview House

Harbour Road

Lybster

Caithness

KW3 6AH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-06

Last: 2025-06-22