NEWTONHILL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC404731 · ltd · incorporated 2011-08-03
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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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-09-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs NEWTONHILL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2011-08-03➕DONALD, James appointedsecretary
- 2011-08-03➕DONALD, Anthony James appointeddirector
- 2011-08-03➕DONALD, Daniel Leith appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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 |
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Mr Anthony James Donald Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/07/2018 |
Mr Daniel Leith Donald Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| OCEAN FISHING LLP→ SO308081 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| OCEAN QUEST (SCOTLAND) LLP→ SO300056 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| OLD MILL OF HIRN PARTNERSHIP(THE )→ SL000673 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 41y | — | — |
| ORKNEY HERRING COMPANY LTD→ SC870438 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAULL & WILLIAMSONS LLP→ SO302228 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| PE1B LP→ SL014003 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| PLENDERLEATH RUNCIE LLP→ SO301665 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| POLSKIE RADIO SCOTLAND LLP→ SO308317 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PONTA DELGADA LP→ SL012901 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| PRESTBURY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED PARTNERSHIP→ SL005807 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| PRESTBURY GENERAL PARTNER LP→ SL005808 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-08-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Crombie House
72-90 Crombie Road
Aberdeen
AB11 9QP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
DONALD, Anthony James→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-08-03
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DONALD, Daniel Leith→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2011-08-03
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Recent filings (36 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20