STRATHBLANE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC336337 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-01-17

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

£110.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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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

Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

39 officers (11 active, 39 linked, 35 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

116 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £109,972

Net assets shrinking

Down £19,061 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£110k

↓ 15% YoY

Current Assets

£97k

↓ 17% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£110.0k	£129.0k
Current assets	£97.4k	£116.7k
Net assets	£110.0k	£129.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (88 events)Click to expand

2025-12-11
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officers · TM02
2025-12-11
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officers · TM01
2025-12-11
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officers · AP03
2025-12-01
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MUNN, Fiona Penelope appointed
secretary
2025-11-30
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DAVIES, Robert Elwyn Sandell resigned
secretary
2025-11-25
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DAVIES, Robert Elwyn Sandell resigned
director
2025-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
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officers · AP01
2025-03-25
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GREVE, Mirte appointed
director
2024-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-02
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STEWART, Iain Ritchie Gilmour resigned
director
2024-04-25
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officers · AP01
2024-03-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-04
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officers · TM01
2024-02-26
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GRAY, Alastair appointed
director
2024-02-26
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MCGARVIE, Henry Murray appointed
director
2024-02-26
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HUTTON, Alan resigned
director
2024-02-26
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PICKARD, Edward resigned
director
2024-02-12
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-12
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-07
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DAVIES, Robert Elwyn Sandell appointed
secretary
2024-02-07
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MUNN, Fiona resigned
secretary
2023-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-25
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DAVIES, Robert Elwyn Sandell appointed
director
2023-02-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-12
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ELDER, Mark appointed
director
2022-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-17
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FREIREICH, Hannah appointed
director
2021-12-09
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officers · AP01
2021-11-29
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MACINTYRE, Patries appointed
director
2021-10-25
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BALFOUR, Alastair Lindsay resigned
director
2021-10-25
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DICKSON, Alan resigned
director
2020-09-28
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MORRIS, Alan Macdonald resigned
director
2020-08-17
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WATERFIELD, Joanna resigned
director
2020-02-07
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STEWART, Iain Ritchie Gilmour appointed
director
2020-02-04
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THOMPSON, Andrew appointed
director
2019-11-25
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GRANT, Ian Lloyd resigned
director
2019-09-30
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WATERFIELD, Joanna appointed
director
2019-01-14
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MILLAR, James Allan appointed
director
2019-01-14
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GRANT, Ian Lloyd appointed
director
2018-09-17
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MUNN, Fiona appointed
secretary
2018-09-16
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GRAVES, Sue resigned
secretary
2018-08-27
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BAIN, Iain Samual resigned
director
2017-10-25
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YOUNG, Alfred Hall resigned
director
2017-10-09
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BALFOUR, Alastair Lindsay appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 88 events

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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: DAVIES, Robert Elwyn Sandell resigned 2025-11-30; DAVIES, Robert Elwyn Sandell resigned 2025-11-25

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2008-01-17

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

Strathblane Village Club 20-22 Glasgow Road

Blanefield

Glasgow

G63 9BP

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last: 2026-01-17