NETHER LOCHABER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST CIC

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SC480008 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-06-13
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 42220
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-10
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  3. 2023-11-08
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  4. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  5. 2022-01-21
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-18
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  9. 2019-01-28
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  10. 2018-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-18
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    HERON, Patrick James resigned
    director
  12. 2018-03-18
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-17
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    WALTERS, Anthony James appointed
    director
  15. 2017-02-17
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-02-13
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    address · AD01
  17. 2017-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2014-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As NETHER LOCHABER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST CIC
  19. 2014-06-13
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Colin Duncan appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-13
    ➕
    HERON, Patrick James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
Incorporated2014-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42220 — SIC 42220

Registered office

Caolas
Onich
Fort William
Highland
PH33 6SD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Colin Duncan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-06-13
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Active
WALTERS, Anthony James→
director · ~81y · appointed 2017-02-17
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Active
HERON, Patrick James→
director · ~84y · appointed 2014-06-13 · resigned 2018-03-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-18