NORTHMAVINE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

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SC338675 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-02-29

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 16.9y 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: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 · oldest 16.9y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 16.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

35 officers (12 active, 35 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

107 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

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand

2026-04-09
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2026-04-07
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officers · AP01
2026-03-30
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FORSYTH, Leslie James appointed
director
2026-03-30
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PARRY, John appointed
director
2026-03-13
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-12-30
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2025-09-24
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officers · TM01
2025-09-24
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officers · AP01
2025-07-02
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MOORE, Stephen resigned
director
2025-06-25
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ROBERTSON, Kelly Anne appointed
director
2025-06-02
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officers · CH01
2025-03-13
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address · AD01
2025-01-07
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2024-02-28
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2024-02-28
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2024-02-28
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officers · CH01
2024-02-28
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officers · CH01
2024-02-26
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JOHNSON, Craig appointed
director
2024-01-04
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accounts · AA
2023-04-11
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2023-03-28
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2023-03-27
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2023-03-21
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officers · TM01
2023-03-21
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2023-03-21
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2023-03-19
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BROWN, David Christopher appointed
director
2023-01-25
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HASLAM, Harry resigned
director
2023-01-25
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MOORE, Stephen appointed
director
2022-09-13
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2022-05-02
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JAMIESON, Laura resigned
director
2022-03-28
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HASLAM, Harry appointed
director
2022-03-14
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BALFOUR, Stuart Thomas resigned
director
2021-07-26
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SLATER, Charlotte Fiona resigned
director
2020-02-03
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THE A9 PARTNERSHIP LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2020-02-03
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HAY, Maree resigned
secretary
2019-04-15
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SLATER, Charlotte Fiona appointed
director
2018-09-03
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SCOLLAY, Annmarie resigned
director
2017-04-18
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LEASK, Stephen resigned
director
2017-03-22
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JAMIESON, Laura appointed
director
2016-10-16
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MCGEADY, Robert Anthony appointed
director
2016-01-31
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BALFOUR, Stuart Thomas appointed
director
2016-01-31
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BROWN, Jane Louise resigned
director
2016-01-31
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CAIRNS-RATTER, Natalie resigned
director
2016-01-31
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JOHNSON, Craig resigned
director
2015-06-11
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MORTON, Tom resigned
director
2014-03-26
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MORTON, Tom appointed
director
2014-03-13
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TITCOMB, James Hewartson appointed
director
2014-03-13
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CAIRNS-RATTER, Natalie appointed
director
2014-03-13
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LEASK, Stephen appointed
director
2014-03-13
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SCOLLAY, Annmarie 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

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 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 18 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

Incorporated2008-02-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Ncdc Office Hillswick Junction

Ollaberry

Shetland

ZE2 9RU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-14

Last: 2026-02-28