RIVER CHURCH ELGIN MINISTRIES LIMITED

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SC829875 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-11-25
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
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of religious organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (46/100)

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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-11-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RIVER CHURCH ELGIN MINISTRIES LIMITED
  2. 2024-11-25
    EWEN, Joseph Cowie, Mr. appointed
    director
  3. 2024-11-25
    HERRON, Michael Justin, Mr. appointed
    director
  4. 2024-11-25
    MENZIES, Alexander Findlay Ross, Mr. appointed
    director
  5. 2024-11-25
    OAKES, Jeffrey Paul, Mr. appointed
    director
  6. 2024-11-25
    YOUNG, Rosemary Margaret, Ms. appointed
    director
  7. 2024-11-25
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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
Incorporated2024-11-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94910 — Activities of religious organisations

Registered office

10 Greyfriars' St
Elgin
IV30 1LF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

EWEN, Joseph Cowie, Mr.
director · ~78y · appointed 2024-11-25
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Active
HERRON, Michael Justin, Mr.
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-11-25
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Active
MENZIES, Alexander Findlay Ross, Mr.
director · ~75y · appointed 2024-11-25
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Active
OAKES, Jeffrey Paul, Mr.
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-11-25
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Active
YOUNG, Rosemary Margaret, Ms.
director · ~73y · appointed 2024-11-25
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Active

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Recent filings (2 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-25