DOODLE TRUST

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SC371597 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-01-21
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
£192.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £192,545
Cash YoY
+5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£168k
↑ 4.7% YoY
Net Worth
£193k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£39k£77k£116k£154k£193kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£192.5k£191.3k
Cash£167.9k£160.4k
Net assets£192.5k£191.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-01-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2025-01-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-05-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-05-08
    ➕
    CRACKETT, Lynn appointed
    director
  15. 2023-05-08
    ➕
    MCARDLE, Judith Patricia appointed
    director
  16. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-08-05
    ➖
    BARTLETT, Pamela Maureen resigned
    director
  21. 2013-05-13
    ➖
    CRAIGMYLE, Elizabeth White resigned
    director
  22. 2013-05-09
    ➖
    BEECHER, Frances Jane resigned
    director
  23. 2012-11-23
    ➕
    CRAIGMYLE, Elizabeth White appointed
    director
  24. 2012-02-14
    ➖
    TILLIN, Rita resigned
    director
  25. 2011-06-02
    ➕
    TILLIN, Rita appointed
    director
  26. 2011-05-22
    ➖
    COLLINS, Paul resigned
    director
  27. 2011-04-30
    ➕
    BEECHER, Frances Jane appointed
    director
  28. 2010-09-08
    ➕
    BARTLETT, Pamela Maureen appointed
    director
  29. 2010-09-08
    ➕
    COLLINS, Paul appointed
    director
  30. 2010-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DOODLE TRUST
  31. 2010-01-21
    ➕
    TURNBULL, Barbara Ellen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Barbara Ellen Turnbull
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2010-01-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Doodle Trust
New Market Street
Castle Douglas
DG7 1HY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

CRACKETT, Lynn→
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCARDLE, Judith Patricia→
director · ~73y · appointed 2023-05-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TURNBULL, Barbara Ellen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARTLETT, Pamela Maureen→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-09-08 · resigned 2013-08-05
Resigned
BEECHER, Frances Jane→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-04-30 · resigned 2013-05-09
Resigned
COLLINS, Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-09-08 · resigned 2011-05-22
Resigned
CRAIGMYLE, Elizabeth White→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-11-23 · resigned 2013-05-13
Resigned
TILLIN, Rita→
director · ~74y · appointed 2011-06-02 · resigned 2012-02-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-16