BLACK HAY TRUSTEES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC630008 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-09
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), 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 (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-18➖MACINNES, Malcolm Norman resigneddirector
- 2024-01-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-18📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-01-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-20➕GILIUS, Keir Diarmid appointeddirector
- 2023-11-20➖LEISHMAN, David James resigneddirector
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs BLACK HAY TRUSTEES LIMITED
- 2019-05-09➕MCBLANE, Gillian Irvine Carruthers appointeddirector
- 2019-05-09➕PICKEN, James Ferber appointeddirector
- 2019-05-09➕LEISHMAN, David James appointeddirector
- 2019-05-09➕MACINNES, Malcolm Norman appointeddirector
- 2019-05-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Ferber Picken Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 18/01/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
45/47 Main Street
Prestwick
Ayrshire
KA9 1AF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
GILIUS, Keir Diarmid→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2023-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCBLANE, Gillian Irvine Carruthers→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2019-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PICKEN, James Ferber→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2019-05-09
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LEISHMAN, David James→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-05-09 · resigned 2023-11-20
MACINNES, Malcolm Norman→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-05-09 · resigned 2024-01-18
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-18
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-01-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-08