FALKLAND STEWARDSHIP TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC370935 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-01-11

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 5.3y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.3y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 5.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

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

16 officers (6 active, 16 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 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 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-01-14
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2025-02-20
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officers · TM01
2025-01-08
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accounts · AA
2024-12-31
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FREW, Craig Andrew resigned
director
2024-02-06
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officers · TM01
2023-12-29
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accounts · AA
2023-11-27
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STEEDMAN, Robert Russell, Dr resigned
director
2023-06-20
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mortgage · MR01
2023-06-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Ecology Building Society
2023-02-21
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officers · TM01
2023-02-20
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STUART, Ninian John Chrichton resigned
director
2023-01-09
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accounts · AA
2022-06-01
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officers · TM01
2022-05-16
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MCLEAN, Elizabeth Mary resigned
director
2021-12-22
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accounts · AA
2021-03-02
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mortgage · MR01
2021-03-01
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Architectural Heritage Fund
2020-09-29
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accounts · AA
2020-02-26
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officers · AP01
2020-01-24
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MCLEAN, Elizabeth Mary appointed
director
2019-10-03
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accounts · AA
2019-08-20
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officers · AP01
2019-03-06
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-10-29
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CRICHTON STUART, Marietta resigned
secretary
2018-10-28
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FOLLETT, Georgina Louise, Professor appointed
director
2018-09-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-10-31
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RITCHIE, Paul James appointed
director
2016-01-29
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FREW, Craig Andrew appointed
director
2015-04-16
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FITZPATRICK, Joe appointed
director
2014-09-22
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STUART, Ninian John Chrichton resigned
director
2013-02-08
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CRICHTON STUART, Marietta appointed
secretary
2012-12-09
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STUART, Ninian John Chrichton appointed
director
2012-11-09
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LAUGHLIN, Patrick Desmond, Secretary resigned
secretary
2012-11-09
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CORNER, David John, Dr resigned
director
2012-11-09
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LAUGHLIN, Patrick Desmond resigned
director
2012-11-09
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STUART, Ninian John Chrichton appointed
director
2012-05-11
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LAUGHLIN, Patrick Desmond, Secretary appointed
secretary
2010-04-30
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DARWIN, Teresa resigned
director
2010-01-11
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Company incorporated
As FALKLAND STEWARDSHIP TRUST
2010-01-11
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BURMAN, Peter Ashley Thomas Insull, Dr appointed
director
2010-01-11
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SMITH, John Houldsworth appointed
director
2010-01-11
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STUART, Marietta Crichton appointed
director
2010-01-11
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CORNER, David John, Dr appointed
director
2010-01-11
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DARWIN, Teresa appointed
director
2010-01-11
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LAUGHLIN, Patrick Desmond appointed
director
2010-01-11
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STEEDMAN, Robert Russell, Dr appointed
director

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

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

Incorporated2010-01-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

The Stables Falkland Estate

Falkland

Cupar

Fife

KY15 7AF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-30

Last: 2026-01-16