NEWLANDS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST

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SC328243 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-07-24

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 15.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.5y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 15.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — 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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

39 officers (7 active, 39 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

121 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (94 events)Click to expand

2026-04-24
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2025-04-23
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accounts · AA
2024-05-27
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officers · AP01
2024-05-08
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officers · TM01
2024-05-07
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CAMERON, Gilbert Innes Kilgour resigned
director
2024-05-01
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accounts · AA
2024-04-23
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MACGREGOR, Gregor appointed
director
2024-03-27
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officers · AP03
2024-03-27
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officers · TM01
2024-01-29
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officers · TM02
2023-07-31
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ROBERTS, Naomi appointed
secretary
2023-07-31
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MCCARROLL, Neil David resigned
secretary
2023-07-31
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MCCARROLL, Neil David resigned
director
2023-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
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officers · AP01
2023-03-21
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officers · AP01
2022-11-30
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ROBERTS, Naomi Anne appointed
director
2022-10-17
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-07-29
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BOWIE, David Malcolm resigned
director
2022-07-29
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MCMORDIE, James Frederick John resigned
director
2022-07-29
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officers · TM01
2022-07-29
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officers · TM01
2022-06-16
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incorporation · MA
2022-04-28
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accounts · AA
2022-04-25
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ROSE, Sebastian Zachary appointed
director
2022-03-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-09
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FERNAND, Joseph resigned
director
2021-09-22
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officers · AP01
2021-08-12
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officers · AP03
2021-08-12
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-11
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MCCARROLL, Neil David appointed
secretary
2021-08-11
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UNWIN, Susan Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2021-08-11
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UNWIN, Susan Elizabeth resigned
director
2021-06-15
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MCMORDIE, James Frederick John appointed
director
2021-05-18
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ANDERSON, David Alexander appointed
director
2020-10-08
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CURRIE, John Angus, Major resigned
director
2020-09-13
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RANDALL, Margaret Diana Rowland resigned
director
2020-08-25
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CAMERON, Gilbert Innes Kilgour appointed
director
2020-08-25
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MCCARROLL, Neil David appointed
director
2020-08-25
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RANDALL, Margaret Diana Rowland appointed
director
2020-07-06
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DICKSON, Jane Mcleod resigned
director
2018-04-18
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WHITE, Richard Charles resigned
director
2018-01-21
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GARDNER, Mark Bernard resigned
director
2016-03-02
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GARDNER, Mark Bernard appointed
director
2015-10-09
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CURRIE, John Angus, Major resigned
secretary
2015-10-09
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UNWIN, Susan Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2015-10-09
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UNWIN, Susan Elizabeth appointed
director
2015-06-03
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LINDSAY, Susan resigned
director
2015-04-23
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CURRIE, John Angus, Major appointed
secretary
2015-04-23
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LINDSAY, Susan resigned
secretary

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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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2007-07-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Newlands Centre

Romanno Bridge

West Linton

Peeblesshire

EH46 7BZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-07

Last: 2025-07-24