ALBYN TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC008766 · ltd · incorporated 1913-08-19

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

33 officers (8 active, 33 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

167 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-03-31
Average employees	0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (70 events)Click to expand

2026-01-26
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accounts · AA
2025-06-09
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officers · TM01
2025-06-09
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officers · TM01
2025-06-04
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DEAN, Alan Finlay resigned
director
2025-06-04
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SHADWELL, David John resigned
director
2025-04-08
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officers · CH01
2025-04-02
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officers · TM01
2025-03-25
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NORMAN, Neil Philip resigned
director
2025-02-19
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officers · TM01
2024-12-29
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MCMILLAN, Moira Fiona Urquhart resigned
director
2024-12-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-11-18
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accounts · AA
2024-04-15
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accounts · AA01
2024-04-05
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accounts · AA
2023-11-22
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officers · CH01
2023-11-01
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MACIVER, Mairi appointed
director
2023-11-01
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DEAN, Alan Finlay appointed
director
2023-11-01
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officers · AP01
2023-11-01
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officers · AP01
2023-11-01
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officers · TM01
2023-10-31
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FLOCKHART, Carol Gray resigned
director
2023-10-06
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officers · TM01
2023-10-06
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officers · TM01
2023-10-06
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officers · TM01
2023-09-30
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BEVERIDGE, Malcolm Robert resigned
director
2023-09-30
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FRASER, Jacqueline Marie resigned
director
2023-09-30
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FRASER, Shona resigned
director
2023-06-23
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accounts · AA
2022-06-13
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accounts · AA
2021-09-30
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MACKENZIE, Helen resigned
director
2021-09-06
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MCMILLAN, Moira Fiona Urquhart appointed
director
2021-09-05
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TRAVERS, Lisa Gale appointed
director
2021-05-21
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GOUGH, Hazel resigned
director
2021-01-15
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SHADWELL, David John appointed
director
2020-01-17
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FALLON, Michelle Marie appointed
director
2020-01-17
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MASON, Paul John appointed
director
2020-01-17
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TRUSWELL, Barry appointed
director
2020-01-17
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BEVERIDGE, Malcolm Robert appointed
director
2020-01-17
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FRASER, Jacqueline Marie appointed
director
2020-01-17
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FRASER, Shona appointed
director
2020-01-17
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GOUGH, Hazel appointed
director
2020-01-17
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NORMAN, Neil Philip appointed
director
2019-12-16
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KENNEDY, Rory Alexander Murray resigned
director
2019-05-20
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FLOCKHART, Carol Gray appointed
director
2017-06-22
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KENNEDY, Rory Alexander Murray appointed
director
2017-06-22
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MORTON, James Gavin resigned
director
2014-10-01
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CHIENE + TAIT LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-10-01
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RODGER, John Alexander appointed
director
2014-10-01
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CHIENE & TAIT resigned
corporate-secretary
2013-12-19
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COLLIER, David Anderson Forsyth resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 70 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: DEAN, Alan Finlay resigned 2025-06-04; SHADWELL, David John resigned 2025-06-04

Group structure

Chiene + Tait Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Chiene + Tait Llp

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ALBYN TRUST LIMITED

This company · SC008766

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Chiene + Tait Llp Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1913-08-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

61 Dublin Street

Edinburgh

EH3 6NL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-06

Last: 2025-12-23