PENICUIK COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC380626 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-06-18

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01130

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
90040Operation of arts facilities
91020Museum activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

28 officers (6 active, 28 linked, 27 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

89 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 11 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (74 events)Click to expand

2026-02-03
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-03
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-01
➕
CARRIO LLUESMA, Vicenta appointed
director
2026-02-01
➕
MARSHALL, Claire Jane appointed
director
2026-01-27
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-27
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
➖
CARRIÓ, Vicen resigned
director
2026-01-26
➖
MARSHALL, Claire Jane resigned
director
2025-12-30
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-30
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-22
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15
➖
HUTCHISON, Iain Macdonald resigned
director
2025-12-14
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-13
➖
MORTON, Anne Maria resigned
director
2025-11-28
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-28
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-26
➖
HEPBURNE SCOTT, James resigned
director
2025-11-14
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-01
➖
REBOURS-SMITH, Stephanie Irene resigned
director
2025-05-14
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-06
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-06
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-01
➕
MARSHALL, Claire Jane appointed
director
2025-05-01
➖
SMITH, Margaret Lynda resigned
director
2025-01-28
➖
KINROSS, Eleanor resigned
director
2025-01-28
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-02
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
➕
FORBES, Aileen appointed
director
2024-06-26
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-17
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
➖
LAWRIE, Suzanne resigned
director
2023-09-30
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-25
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-25
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-25
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-22
➕
PHILLIPPS, Victoria Jane Wright Picton appointed
director
2023-08-22
➖
HIPKIN, Roger Geoffrey, Dr resigned
director
2023-08-22
➖
HIPKIN, Ulla Kristina resigned
director
2023-08-22
➖
ROBERTSON, Alan John resigned
director
2023-03-21
➕
KINROSS, Eleanor appointed
director
2022-08-23
➖
KELLY, Jane Louise resigned
director
2022-08-23
➕
LAWRIE, Suzanne appointed
director
2021-08-24
➖
GILMOUR, Peter Alexander resigned
director
2021-08-24
➖
HAYES, Paul resigned
director
2021-08-24
➕
REBOURS-SMITH, Stephanie Irene appointed
director
2021-03-03
➖
SCOTT, John resigned
director
2021-02-16
➖
DAWSON, Janice resigned
director
2021-02-16
➕
GILMOUR, Peter Alexander appointed
director
2020-12-22
➖
KELLY, John Roger, Mr. resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 74 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

7 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: CARRIÓ, Vicen resigned 2026-01-26; HEPBURNE SCOTT, James resigned 2025-11-26; HUTCHISON, Iain Macdonald resigned 2025-12-15

Similar companies

Active · Agriculture · EH postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
CRAIGENGILLAN ESTATES (NO 1) COMPANY LIMITED→ SC124520 · est 1990	£3.87M £2.98M–£4.77M	—	—	0	36y	83	63y
APF INTERNATIONAL FOREST MACHINERY EXHIBITION LTD.→ SC228249 · est 2002	£278.2k £214.0k–£342.4k	—	—	500	24y	95	79y
ALDERSTON DAIRIES LIMITED→ SC241138 · est 2002	—	—	£114.4k	—	23y	83	74y
CAITHNESS POTATO BREEDERS LIMITED→ SC082730 · est 1983	—	—	£1.36M	—	43y	83	68y
CARCANT ESTATES LIMITED→ SC030457 · est 1954	—	—	£269.0k	—	71y	83	69y
DENHOLM POTATO GROWERS LIMITED→ SC089295 · est 1984	—	—	£453.8k	—	41y	83	61y
DODS OF HADDINGTON LIMITED→ SC056452 · est 1974	—	—	£2.26M	—	51y	83	72y
DOUGLAS ORR & COMPANY LIMITED→ SC185757 · est 1998	—	—	—	1	27y	83	70y
EAST COAST ORGANICS LTD→ SC297585 · est 2006	—	—	£1.21M	—	20y	83	63y
S & M GRUHAM LTD→ SC585555 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
TRANSITION EDINBURGH SOUTH (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC695165 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
VALEMARE LIMITED→ SC376131 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	16y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2010-06-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

Pen-Y-Coe Press

7 Bridge Street

Penicuik

Midlothian

EH26 8LL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-16

Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (6 active · 22 resigned)

BOWRY, Nicholas John, Rev→

director · ~66y · appointed 2020-08-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CARRIO LLUESMA, Vicenta→

director · ~61y · appointed 2026-02-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FORBES, Aileen→

director · ~64y · appointed 2024-06-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MARSHALL, Claire Jane→

director · ~59y · appointed 2026-02-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PHILLIPPS, Victoria Jane Wright Picton→

director · ~58y · appointed 2023-08-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SYDES, Christopher, Dr→

director · ~76y · appointed 2019-06-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HIPKIN, Roger Geoffrey, Dr→

secretary · appointed 2010-06-18 · resigned 2020-10-26

Resigned

CARRIÓ, Vicen→

director · ~61y · appointed 2019-06-18 · resigned 2026-01-26

Resigned

DAWSON, Janice→

director · ~50y · appointed 2020-08-25 · resigned 2021-02-16

Resigned

GILMOUR, Peter Alexander→

director · ~44y · appointed 2021-02-16 · resigned 2021-08-24

Resigned

HAYES, Paul→

director · ~81y · appointed 2019-06-18 · resigned 2021-08-24

Resigned

HEPBURNE SCOTT, James→

director · ~79y · appointed 2019-06-18 · resigned 2025-11-26

Resigned

HIPKIN, Roger Geoffrey, Dr→

director · ~81y · appointed 2010-06-18 · resigned 2023-08-22

Resigned

HIPKIN, Ulla Kristina→

director · ~82y · appointed 2019-06-18 · resigned 2023-08-22

Resigned

HUTCHISON, Iain Macdonald→

director · ~77y · appointed 2012-05-30 · resigned 2025-12-15

Resigned

KELLY, Jane Louise→

director · ~78y · appointed 2019-06-18 · resigned 2022-08-23

Resigned

KELLY, John Roger, Mr.→

director · ~81y · appointed 2010-06-18 · resigned 2020-12-22

Resigned

KINROSS, Eleanor→

director · ~49y · appointed 2023-03-21 · resigned 2025-01-28

Resigned

LAWRIE, Suzanne→

director · ~53y · appointed 2022-08-23 · resigned 2023-09-30

Resigned

MACKINTOSH, Elizabeth Jane→

director · ~73y · appointed 2010-06-18 · resigned 2017-07-31

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (89 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-02-03

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-02-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-27

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-12-30

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-12-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-22

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-14

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-11-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-11-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-11-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-05-14

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-05-06