NEW FINDHORN DIRECTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC070193 · ltd · incorporated 1979-12-10

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

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 35130

Sector: Electricity, gas & energy

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

37000SIC 37000
55300SIC 55300
98000Residents property management

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 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 · 4 lenders · oldest 36.4y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 36.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

53 officers (5 active, 53 linked, 42 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

204 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (121 events)Click to expand

2025-12-16
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accounts · AA
2025-11-03
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officers · TM01
2025-10-31
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SIMPSON, James resigned
director
2025-10-20
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officers · AP03
2025-10-17
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SLACK, Timothy appointed
secretary
2025-10-17
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MASON, Sarah Victoria resigned
secretary
2025-10-17
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officers · TM02
2025-07-10
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officers · AP01
2025-06-30
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accounts · AA
2025-06-27
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MILLAR, Thomas appointed
director
2025-06-09
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GILBEY, Terence Edward resigned
director
2025-06-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-26
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officers · AP01
2025-02-17
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SIMPSON, James appointed
director
2024-12-12
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mortgage · MR01
2024-12-11
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mortgage · MR01
2024-12-10
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Ekopia Social Investments Limited
2024-12-10
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Scottish Ministers
2024-11-19
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officers · AP03
2024-11-18
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MASON, Sarah Victoria appointed
secretary
2024-11-04
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officers · AP01
2024-11-04
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officers · AP01
2024-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
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LINES, Christine appointed
director
2024-07-01
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KNOX, Martin John appointed
director
2024-04-15
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officers · TM01
2024-04-12
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MCELLIN, Ann resigned
director
2024-03-25
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mortgage · MR04
2024-03-25
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Charge satisfied #3
2024-03-06
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officers · TM01
2024-02-20
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WALKER, Alexander Lindsay resigned
director
2023-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
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officers · AP01
2023-03-08
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GILBEY, Terence Edward appointed
director
2023-01-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-06
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MATTERS, Caroline Joy resigned
director
2022-08-18
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officers · AP01
2022-08-11
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MCELLIN, Ann appointed
director
2022-08-01
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TYLER, Katherine May resigned
director
2022-07-07
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SLACK, Timothy appointed
director
2022-01-24
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STEDMAN, Simon Christoffer resigned
director
2022-01-24
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TOISTER, Iris resigned
director
2020-03-15
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TYLER, Katherine May appointed
director
2020-03-12
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LOWE, John Chorlton resigned
secretary
2020-01-22
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DICKINSON, Paul Tabios resigned
director
2019-12-19
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BALDERSTONE, Peter Duncan resigned
director
2019-11-06
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STEDMAN, Simon Christoffer appointed
director
2019-01-22
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TOISTER, Iris appointed
director
2018-11-14
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BALDERSTONE, Peter Duncan appointed
director
2018-11-14
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MATTERS, Caroline Joy appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: MASON, Sarah Victoria resigned 2025-10-17; GILBEY, Terence Edward resigned 2025-06-09; SIMPSON, James resigned 2025-10-31

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Francine Rietberg Individual · Dutch · DOB 10/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest	17/11/2018
Mr Mark Rowatt Anderson Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest	17/11/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Ms Elise Sophie Schuitemakerceased 17/11/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest
Ms Marianne Catharine Hollanderceased 17/11/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1979-12-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC35130 — SIC 35130

Registered office

The Park

Findhorn

Forres

IV36 3TY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-26

Last: 2025-10-12