RUTHERFORD CENTRE FOR REFORMED THEOLOGY LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC359970 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-05-20

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

61/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

26 officers (11 active, 26 linked, 25 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

61/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand

2025-01-21
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gazette · GAZ2(A)
2025-01-21
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Company dissolved
2024-12-10
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dissolution · SOAS(A)
2024-11-05
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gazette · GAZ1(A)
2024-10-30
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dissolution · DS01
2024-10-29
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accounts · AA
2024-05-08
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accounts · AA01
2023-09-05
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accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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accounts · AA01
2022-05-24
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officers · TM01
2022-02-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
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MACKENZIE, Susan resigned
director
2021-10-27
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-10-26
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address · AD01
2021-02-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
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officers · AP01
2021-01-27
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officers · AP01
2021-01-27
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2021-01-27
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2021-01-27
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officers · AP01
2021-01-27
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officers · AP01
2020-06-01
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BRUCE, John Gordon appointed
director
2020-06-01
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MACLEAN, Malcolm Macleod, Rev Dr appointed
director
2020-06-01
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MANSON-MORLEY, Marion appointed
director
2020-06-01
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MORLEY, Ken, Dr appointed
director
2020-06-01
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SHILLAKER, Robert, Dr appointed
director
2020-06-01
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MACKENZIE, Susan appointed
director
2020-02-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-10
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CHIRNSIDE, Peter Huett resigned
director
2019-02-25
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CALVERT, Robert Alasdair, Rev resigned
director
2019-02-25
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MACDONALD, Gordon Findlay, Dr resigned
director
2019-02-25
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NELSON, Robert James resigned
director
2018-12-10
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BOAG, Brian Thomson, Dr appointed
director
2018-12-10
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GRANT, James Andrew, Dr appointed
director
2018-12-10
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HARPER, Marjory-Ann Denoon, Prof appointed
director
2018-08-21
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BUCHANAN, Fergus Cameron, Rev resigned
director
2018-01-16
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DONALD, Alistair Patrick, Rev. Dr. resigned
secretary
2018-01-16
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MCGOWAN, Andrew Thomson Blake, Rev Professor resigned
director
2015-08-11
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CHIRNSIDE, Peter Huett appointed
director
2015-08-11
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CRAIG, George, Dr. resigned
director
2015-08-11
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MACDONALD, Gordon Findlay, Dr appointed
director
2015-07-11
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DONALD, Alistair Patrick, Rev Dr resigned
director
2015-05-12
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KEEFE, Judith Anne Leslie appointed
director
2015-05-12
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BUCHANAN, Fergus Cameron, Rev appointed
director
2015-05-12
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CALVERT, Robert Alasdair, Rev appointed
director
2014-01-23
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KEEFE, Jonathan Andrew, Rev appointed
director
2013-08-19
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BARGE, Nigel Lamberton, Rev resigned
director
2013-08-19
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HAIR, Lynda Ann resigned
director
2012-11-23
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KENNEDY, Gordon, Rev appointed
director
2012-09-07
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MCADAM, David John, Rev resigned
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-01-21

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2009-05-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

Htc

High Street

Dingwall

IV15 9HA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2024-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2024-05-20