RIVER ANNAN TRUST
🌳Matureactive
SC383497 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-08-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
61 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-13➕JOHNSTONE, David Patrick Wentworth Hope, Lord appointeddirector
- 2025-02-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-11➕ROUTLEDGE, Oliver Myles appointedsecretary
- 2025-02-11➖COLVILLE, Mary Strachan resignedsecretary
- 2025-02-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-02-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-08-08➖DEVERY, Lawson resigneddirector
- 2023-06-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-13➖JACK, Alister William resigneddirector
- 2023-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-31➖SANDISON, Francis Gunn resigneddirector
- 2020-07-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-01➖GUTHE, Alexander Digby resigneddirector
- 2019-07-31➖KELLY, Derek resigneddirector
- 2018-08-31➕KELLY, Derek appointeddirector
- 2018-01-23➖HOPE-JOHNSTONE, Patrick Andrew Wentworth, Earl Of Annandale And Hartfell resigneddirector
- 2013-06-28➕ROUTLEDGE, Oliver Myles appointeddirector
- 2013-06-28➖PASCOE, Roger resigneddirector
- 2013-05-08➕JACK, Alister William appointeddirector
- 2013-05-08➖PANCZAK, John resigneddirector
- 2012-04-30➕PANCZAK, John appointeddirector
- 2010-12-10➕DEVERY, Lawson appointeddirector
- 2010-10-08➕GUTHE, Alexander Digby appointeddirector
- 2010-10-08➕SANDISON, Francis Gunn appointeddirector
- 2010-08-11🏢Company incorporatedAs RIVER ANNAN TRUST
- 2010-08-11➕BIRKBECK, George Charles Edward appointeddirector
- 2010-08-11➕COLVILLE, Mary Strachan appointedsecretary
- 2010-08-11➕HOPE-JOHNSTONE, Patrick Andrew Wentworth, Earl Of Annandale And Hartfell appointeddirector
- 2010-08-11➕PASCOE, Roger appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
53/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr George Charles Edward Birkbeck Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Oliver Myles Routledge Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Lawson Deveryceased 08/08/2023· significant influence
- Mr Alister William Jackceased 13/06/2023· significant influence
- Mr Francis Gunn Sandisonceased 31/10/2020· significant influence
- Mr Alexander Digby Guthieceased 01/07/2020· significant influence
- Earl Of Annandale And Hartfell Patrick Andrew Wentworth Hope Johnstoneceased 13/08/2018· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| HARDIE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC222639 · est 2001 | £2.62M £1.96M–£3.27M | — | — | 2 | 24y | 82 | 66y |
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| STRANRAER MILLENNIUM CENTRE COMMUNITY TRUST→ SC189780 · est 1998 | — | — | — | 700 | 27y | 83 | 80y |
| BURNFOOT FARMS→ SC387583 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | 82 | 74y |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2010-08-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Fisheries Office, Annandale Estate
St. Anns
Lockerbie
DG11 1HQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01
Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)
ROUTLEDGE, Oliver Myles→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-02-11
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BIRKBECK, George Charles Edward→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-08-11
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JOHNSTONE, David Patrick Wentworth Hope, Lord→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2025-02-13
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ROUTLEDGE, Oliver Myles→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2013-06-28
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COLVILLE, Mary Strachan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-08-11 · resigned 2025-02-11
DEVERY, Lawson→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2010-12-10 · resigned 2023-08-08
GUTHE, Alexander Digby→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-10-08 · resigned 2020-07-01
HOPE-JOHNSTONE, Patrick Andrew Wentworth, Earl Of Annandale And Hartfell→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2010-08-11 · resigned 2018-01-23
JACK, Alister William→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-05-08 · resigned 2023-06-13
KELLY, Derek→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2018-08-31 · resigned 2019-07-31
PANCZAK, John→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2012-04-30 · resigned 2013-05-08
PASCOE, Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2010-08-11 · resigned 2013-06-28
SANDISON, Francis Gunn→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2010-10-08 · resigned 2020-10-31
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Recent filings (61 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-14