NEWCASTLETON COMMUNITY TRADING CIC

🌿Early-stageactive
SC746981 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-10-11
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-44.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 55209Other holiday and other collective accommodation
  • 93290Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £44,867

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£38k
Net Worth
-£45k
Current Assets
£41k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£-44.9k
Current assets£41.3k
Cash£37.6k
Debtors£3.7k
Net assets£-44.9k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-09-01
    ➕
    PATTERSON, Barry appointed
    director
  5. 2025-09-01
    ➖
    HAWES, Victoria resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-01-09
    ➖
    ELBORN, Barbara Louise resigned
    director
  8. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-04-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-04-01
    ➕
    PORTEOUS, George appointed
    director
  12. 2024-04-01
    ➕
    HAWES, Victoria appointed
    director
  13. 2024-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-02-13
    ➖
    CROSBIE, Iain Graham resigned
    director
  16. 2023-12-19
    ➖
    HARTLEY, Steven George resigned
    director
  17. 2023-10-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2022-10-11
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    Company incorporated
    As NEWCASTLETON COMMUNITY TRADING CIC
  19. 2022-10-11
    ➕
    CROSBIE, Iain Graham appointed
    director
  20. 2022-10-11
    ➕
    ELBORN, Barbara Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2022-10-11
    ➕
    HARTLEY, Steven George appointed
    director
  22. 2022-10-11
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    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Incorporated2022-10-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

4 South Hermitage Street
Newcastleton
TD9 0QR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

PATTERSON, Barry→
director · ~50y · appointed 2025-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PORTEOUS, George→
director · ~59y · appointed 2024-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROSBIE, Iain Graham→
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-10-11 · resigned 2024-02-13
Resigned
ELBORN, Barbara Louise→
director · ~67y · appointed 2022-10-11 · resigned 2025-01-09
Resigned
HARTLEY, Steven George→
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-10-11 · resigned 2023-12-19
Resigned
HAWES, Victoria→
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-04-01 · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2022-10-11