FREE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND PENSION SCHEME TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC316511 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-14
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
22 officers (6 active, 22 linked, 18 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
12 active PSC(s) of 31 total, 31 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
132 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-09-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-08-14
    📄
    second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
  4. 2025-06-23
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-05-30
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-05-29
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-07-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-05-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-05-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2024-05-29
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2024-05-29
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2024-05-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2024-05-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2023-11-09
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  16. 2023-10-26
    ➕
    PROPENSIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  17. 2023-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-05-31
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2022-11-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-11-09
    ➖
    MACLEOD, John Alasdair, Dr resigned
    director
  21. 2022-10-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2022-10-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2022-10-03
    ➕
    BEATON, James Oliphant, Rev appointed
    director
  24. 2022-10-03
    ➕
    MACLEOD, John Angus, Professor appointed
    director
  25. 2022-09-22
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  26. 2022-05-03
    ➖
    AKROYD, Robert John, Rev Dr resigned
    director
  27. 2022-05-03
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Alexander James, Rev resigned
    director
  28. 2021-05-31
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Mark Frederick appointed
    director
  29. 2021-05-31
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Callum resigned
    director
  30. 2021-05-31
    ➖
    MORRIS, David Paterson resigned
    director
  31. 2020-11-02
    ➕
    GIFFEN, Andrew Richard appointed
    secretary
  32. 2020-09-28
    ➖
    MATHESON, Scott resigned
    secretary
  33. 2020-04-15
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, Simon John appointed
    director
  34. 2019-11-28
    ➖
    DOUGLAS, Charles Arthur Gordon, Rev resigned
    director
  35. 2019-11-27
    ➕
    AKROYD, Robert John, Rev Dr appointed
    director
  36. 2019-02-04
    ➖
    MCGILLIVRAY, Ewan Boyd resigned
    director
  37. 2019-01-21
    ➕
    MACLEOD, John Alasdair, Dr appointed
    director
  38. 2017-05-31
    ➖
    GILL, Iain Duncan resigned
    director
  39. 2015-11-16
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Alexander James, Rev appointed
    director
  40. 2015-11-16
    ➖
    MATHESON, Scott resigned
    director
  41. 2015-11-16
    ➖
    MEREDITH, David Cameron, Rev resigned
    director
  42. 2015-11-16
    ➕
    MORRIS, David Paterson appointed
    director
  43. 2015-07-14
    ➕
    MATHESON, Scott appointed
    secretary
  44. 2015-07-14
    ➖
    MORRISON, Roderick Macleod resigned
    secretary
  45. 2014-10-28
    ➕
    MATHESON, Scott appointed
    director
  46. 2013-07-10
    ➖
    MACKAY, John Lamb, Rev Professor resigned
    director
  47. 2013-04-02
    ➕
    MCGILLIVRAY, Ewan Boyd appointed
    director
  48. 2011-04-27
    ➖
    GILLIES, Iain resigned
    director
  49. 2010-07-26
    ➕
    GILLIES, Iain appointed
    director
  50. 2010-07-26
    ➖
    MACIVER, Ian, Dr resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events

Owner dependency

70/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

12 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Calum Mark Mcphail
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest11/09/2025
Mr Donald Frank Glendinning Macleod
Individual · British,Canadian · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
——sig. influencesignificant influence19/05/2025
Reverend Robin Crawford Gray
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence20/05/2024
Dr Charles Lachlan Crichton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence20/05/2024
Rev Benjamin Thomas Joel Wilks
Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41
——sig. influencesignificant influence22/05/2023
Mr Neil Macdonald Graham
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence23/05/2022
Rev Alasdair Maclean Macaulay
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence23/05/2022
Mr Alan Robert Crooks
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence20/05/2021
Rev Neil Malcolm Macmillan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence20/05/2021
Rev Murdo Maciver Mackenzie Martin
Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69
——sig. influencesignificant influence20/05/2021
Mr Mark Frederick Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest22/05/2019
Donald Campbell Forsyth
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence03/07/2018
19 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Hugh Donald Morrisonceased 19/06/2025· significant influence
  • Rev Alasdair Macmillan Macleodceased 08/09/2022· significant influence
  • Mr Iain Gordon Macleodceased 19/05/2025· significant influence
  • Mr Neil Angus Howard Longweceased 20/05/2024· significant influence · trust interest
  • Mr Donald Macleodceased 10/03/2022· significant influence · trust interest
  • Rev Malcolm Macleodceased 22/05/2019· significant influence
  • Rev Calum Iain Macleodceased 20/05/2024· significant influence
  • Mr Alastair Kennedy Oliverceased 20/05/2024· significant influence
  • Rev David Cameron Meredithceased 23/05/2022· significant influence
  • Mr Callum Macdonaldceased 20/05/2021· significant influence
  • Rev Dr Malcolm Macleod Macleanceased 20/05/2021· significant influence
  • Rev Kenneth John Morrison Macleodceased 21/09/2020· significant influence
  • Mr James Mackenzie Fraserceased 27/08/2020· significant influence
  • Rev Paul Wordsworth Clarkeceased 12/06/2020· significant influence
  • Mr Alasdair Iain Grayceased 22/05/2019· significant influence
  • Mr Angus Mackayceased 22/05/2019· significant influence
  • Mr Murdoch Macleodceased 22/05/2019· significant influence
  • Mr Donald Mackenzieceased 23/06/2017· significant influence
  • Rev James Maciverceased 25/05/2017· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

15 North Bank Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH1 2LS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (6 active · 16 resigned)

GIFFEN, Andrew Richard→
secretary · appointed 2020-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEATON, James Oliphant, Rev→
director · ~69y · appointed 2022-10-03
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Active
CUNNINGHAM, Simon John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEOD, John Angus, Professor→
director · ~70y · appointed 2022-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, Mark Frederick→
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PROPENSIONS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2023-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MATHESON, Scott→
secretary · appointed 2015-07-14 · resigned 2020-09-28
Resigned
MORRISON, Roderick Macleod→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2015-07-14
Resigned
AKROYD, Robert John, Rev Dr→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-11-27 · resigned 2022-05-03
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Norman→
director · ~84y · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2008-09-25
Resigned
DOUGLAS, Charles Arthur Gordon, Rev→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-07-12 · resigned 2019-11-28
Resigned
GILL, Iain Duncan→
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
GILLIES, Iain→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-07-26 · resigned 2011-04-27
Resigned
MACDONALD, Alexander James, Rev→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-11-16 · resigned 2022-05-03
Resigned
MACDONALD, Callum→
director · ~75y · appointed 2009-06-05 · resigned 2021-05-31
Resigned
MACIVER, Ian, Dr→
director · ~88y · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2010-07-26
Resigned
MACKAY, John Lamb, Rev Professor→
director · ~78y · appointed 2007-02-14 · resigned 2013-07-10
Resigned
MACLEOD, John Alasdair, Dr→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-01-21 · resigned 2022-11-09
Resigned
MATHESON, Scott→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-10-28 · resigned 2015-11-16
Resigned
MCGILLIVRAY, Ewan Boyd→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-04-02 · resigned 2019-02-04
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Recent filings (132 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-16
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-29