THE ORCHY AND AWE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED

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SC847483 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2025-05-06

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 other membership organisations n.e.c.

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: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (9 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

12 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

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

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-03-25
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HUNTER JOHNSTON, James William appointed
director
2026-03-25
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officers · AP01
2026-03-16
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BECKETT, Lisa Catherine resigned
secretary
2026-03-16
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officers · TM02
2026-03-16
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officers · AP01
2026-03-12
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SMITH, Neil Martin appointed
director
2026-01-22
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SULAIMAN, Takki Emmanouel appointed
director
2026-01-22
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officers · AP01
2026-01-15
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officers · AP01
2026-01-14
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GREAVES, Paul Ernest appointed
director
2025-10-27
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officers · CH01
2025-10-22
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BECKETT, Lisa Catherine appointed
secretary
2025-10-22
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-16
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address · AD01
2025-07-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-21
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officers · AP01
2025-07-21
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officers · AP01
2025-06-24
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BUCHANAN, Janet Margaret Irene appointed
director
2025-06-24
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LIVINGSTONE, Ishbel Emily appointed
director
2025-06-24
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RAWCLIFFE, Susan Ann appointed
director
2025-05-06
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Company incorporated
As THE ORCHY AND AWE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED
2025-05-06
➕
BLACK, Kenneth Dugald appointed
director
2025-05-06
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STRICKLAND, Jon Hilton appointed
director
2025-05-06
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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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
+Young company: Only 1.0 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 80 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Kenneth Dugald Black Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63	—	25–50%	board control25-50% voting · board control	06/05/2025
Mr Jon Hilton Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75	—	25–50%	board control25-50% voting · board control	06/05/2025

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2025-05-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Eas Na Ghaill

Succoth

Dalmally

PA33 1BB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-06

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-19

Last: —