VINDEX TRUSTEES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC026895 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1949-03-12

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 May 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 35.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 35.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

81 officers (12 active, 81 linked, 75 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

276 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2025-05-31	2024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (157 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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2025-11-06
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officers · TM01
2025-10-31
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CAIRNS, Rodger William resigned
director
2025-06-13
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officers · CH01
2025-06-13
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officers · CH04
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2025-02-17
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accounts · AA
2024-02-08
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accounts · AA
2023-07-19
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address · AD01
2023-05-29
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MCLAREN, Keith Anthony appointed
director
2023-05-29
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officers · AP01
2023-05-05
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address · AD01
2023-02-14
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accounts · AA
2022-08-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-10
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CAIRNS, Rodger William appointed
director
2022-05-10
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officers · AP01
2022-02-15
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2021-03-31
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CHARLOTTE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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2021-03-31
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BLAIN, Andrew John appointed
director
2021-03-31
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CAMPBELL, Gillian Fay appointed
director
2021-03-31
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CARTY, Gillian Anne appointed
director
2021-03-31
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FRIER, George William appointed
director
2021-03-31
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KNOX, Louisa Stewart appointed
director
2021-03-31
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MCGILL, Christopher Paul appointed
director
2021-03-31
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RUST, Malcolm Hamilton appointed
director
2021-03-31
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SINCLAIR, Douglas Cassie appointed
director
2021-03-31
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DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2021-03-31
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BLYTH, Douglas John resigned
director
2020-12-31
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HARRISON, Roderick Alexander Louden resigned
director
2019-08-31
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JOHNSTONE, Frank Raine resigned
director
2019-03-11
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RICHMOND, Alison resigned
director
2019-02-27
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RICHMOND, Alison appointed
director
2018-07-30
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HARRISON, Roderick Alexander Louden appointed
director
2018-01-26
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HUTCHISON, Rona Nicolson resigned
director
2018-01-26
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JOHNSTONE, Frank Raine appointed
director
2017-10-27
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DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-10-27
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2017-10-27
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BIGGART, Andrew Stevenson resigned
director
2016-10-01
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MCCAA, Lorna Margaret resigned
director
2015-09-18
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HUTCHISON, Rona Nicolson appointed
director
2015-07-22
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Adam & Company PLC
2014-10-20
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GRAHAM, Alexis Irene appointed
director
2014-06-01
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BLYTH, Douglas John appointed
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RUST" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Shepherd & Wedderburn (Nominees) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Shepherd & Wedderburn (Nominees) Limited

Corporate parent · board control

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VINDEX TRUSTEES LIMITED

This company · SC026895

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
Shepherd & Wedderburn (Nominees) Limited Corporate entity	—	75–100%	board control75-100% voting · board control	31/03/2021

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

Incorporated1949-03-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

C/O Shepherd And Wedderburn Llp

9 Haymarket Square

Edinburgh

EH3 8FY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-22

Last: 2025-10-08