PENNYPIT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC401562 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-06-13

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

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

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

93199Other sports activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

35 officers (10 active, 35 linked, 30 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

86 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (80 events)Click to expand

2026-07-03
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officers · AP01
2026-06-02
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STEWART, Barry appointed
director
2026-04-01
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accounts · AA
2025-04-02
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accounts · AA
2024-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
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officers · TM01
2023-06-27
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officers · AP03
2023-06-27
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officers · AP01
2023-06-27
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officers · TM02
2023-06-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
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BIRRELL, Lesley appointed
secretary
2023-03-28
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CROMBIE, Keith appointed
director
2023-03-28
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SCOTT, Anna resigned
secretary
2023-03-28
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POLLOCK, Gordon Alexander resigned
director
2023-03-28
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SCOTT, Anna resigned
director
2022-06-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
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officers · AP01
2022-06-24
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officers · AP01
2022-06-24
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officers · TM01
2022-06-24
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officers · TM01
2022-06-24
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officers · TM01
2022-06-24
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officers · TM01
2022-06-24
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officers · TM01
2022-06-21
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RITCHIE, Brooke Hope appointed
director
2022-06-21
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YORKSTON, Colin appointed
director
2022-06-21
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BRUCE, Lachlan, Councillor resigned
director
2022-06-21
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O'DONNELL, Fiona resigned
director
2022-06-21
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ROSE, David William resigned
director
2021-12-07
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SNEDDEN, John resigned
director
2021-10-24
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INNES, William, Councillor resigned
director
2021-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-16
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WEDDELL, Brian William appointed
director
2019-02-19
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REID, Donald appointed
director
2019-02-19
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SHEARER, Thomas William appointed
director
2018-03-27
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FISHER, Mark appointed
director
2018-03-27
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SCOTT, Anna appointed
secretary
2018-03-27
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SCOTT, Anna appointed
director
2017-11-29
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MCEWEN, Archibald resigned
director
2017-11-29
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O'DONNELL, Fiona appointed
director
2017-11-29
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POLLOCK, Gordon Alexander appointed
director
2017-05-23
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BRUCE, Lachlan, Councillor appointed
director
2016-11-29
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O'BRIEN, Gerard resigned
secretary
2016-11-29
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BROWN, Steven resigned
director
2016-11-29
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FORD, Peter James resigned
director
2016-11-29
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MURRAY-ZMIJEWSKI, Stanislaw Alan Antony resigned
director
2016-11-29
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O'BRIEN, Gerard resigned
director
2015-10-31
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BAILLIE, Robert resigned
director
2015-10-31
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GRANT, Andrew Michael resigned
director
2015-10-22
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BIRRELL, Lesley appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 80 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

Incorporated2011-06-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

The Pennypit Pagoda

North Grange Avenue

Prestonpans

East Lothian

EH32 9BN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-27

Last: 2026-06-13