GILCOMSTON CHURCH

🌳Matureactive

SC426799 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2012-06-22

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

30 officers (7 active, 30 linked, 29 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

91 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

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (76 events)Click to expand

2025-10-01
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accounts · AA
2025-09-02
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officers · TM01
2025-09-02
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officers · AP01
2025-09-01
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MOON, Richard Kent appointed
director
2025-08-31
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BRUCE, Andrew John resigned
director
2024-11-01
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OWENS, Nathan appointed
director
2024-11-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-31
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MIDDLETON, Jeremy Richard Hunter resigned
director
2024-10-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-01
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SHERE, Andrew John appointed
director
2023-09-01
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STRUDWICK, Michael John appointed
director
2023-08-31
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CORDINER, Alan Ashley resigned
director
2023-08-31
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MOON, Richard Kent resigned
director
2023-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
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HOWARD, Robert Llewellyn appointed
director
2022-08-31
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GOURLAY, Brian James resigned
director
2022-07-01
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LC SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2021-09-01
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ROSE, Samuel Miller appointed
director
2021-08-31
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STRUDWICK, Michael John resigned
director
2020-09-01
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KNIGHT, David James appointed
director
2020-09-01
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RODGER, Albert Alexander resigned
director
2019-09-01
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BRUCE, Andrew John appointed
director
2019-09-01
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MACKENZIE, Donald Sween resigned
director
2018-08-06
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CORDINER, Alan Ashley appointed
director
2018-08-06
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HOWARD, Robert Llewellyn resigned
director
2017-08-15
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BRUCE, Andrew John resigned
director
2017-08-15
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COMBE, Esther Joy resigned
director
2017-08-15
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CORDINER, Alan Ashley resigned
director
2017-08-15
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GOURLAY, Brian James appointed
director
2017-08-15
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HOWARD, Robert Llewellyn appointed
director
2017-08-15
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MACKENZIE, Donald Sween appointed
director
2017-08-15
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MIDDLETON, Jeremy Richard Hunter appointed
director
2017-08-15
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RODGER, Albert Alexander appointed
director
2017-08-15
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SHERE, Andrew John resigned
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Incorporated2012-06-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

Gilcomston Church

Union Street

Aberdeen

AB10 1TP

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-06

Last: 2025-06-22