SCOTTISH LIME CENTRE TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC151481 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1994-06-17

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

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 19.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 19.5y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 19.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

30 officers (6 active, 30 linked, 28 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

146 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (77 events)Click to expand

2026-02-17
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officers · AP01
2026-02-07
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ARTIS, Rosamond appointed
director
2025-12-02
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officers · TM01
2025-11-25
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NARRO, David Lindsay resigned
director
2025-11-04
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accounts · AA
2025-02-25
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officers · TM01
2024-12-13
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-02
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AINSWORTH, Graciela resigned
director
2024-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
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officers · CH01
2024-03-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-27
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GRIEVE, Neil Forbes resigned
director
2023-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
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officers · AP01
2023-06-21
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officers · AP01
2023-06-09
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BERRY, Emma Louise Rose appointed
director
2023-06-09
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PEARCE, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
director
2023-02-06
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officers · TM01
2023-01-30
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WRIGHT, Andrew Paul Kilding resigned
director
2023-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-26
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-04-15
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ANELAY, Charles Thomas resigned
director
2018-12-13
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AINSWORTH, Graciela appointed
director
2017-06-26
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ARTIS, Rosamond resigned
director
2016-11-21
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MORRISON, Ian resigned
director
2015-05-19
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ANELAY, Charles Thomas appointed
director
2015-05-19
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MORRISON, Ian appointed
director
2014-11-18
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NARRO, David Lindsay appointed
director
2013-11-13
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LODGE, Alan resigned
director
2013-05-23
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PATERSON, Bryan Desmond resigned
director
2012-11-06
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LIVESEY, Paul resigned
director
2012-11-06
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URQUHART, Dennis Colin Mitchell resigned
director
2011-08-16
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CRAM, Iain Buchanan appointed
director
2011-08-16
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GRIEVE, Neil Forbes appointed
director
2011-02-15
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PATERSON, Bryan Desmond appointed
director
2011-02-15
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WRIGHT, Andrew Paul Kilding appointed
director
2010-11-15
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WILSON, Primrose Eileen resigned
director
2010-02-16
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MASTERTON, Gordon Grier Thomson resigned
director
2009-11-23
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URQUHART, Dennis Colin Mitchell appointed
director
2009-10-01
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ARTIS, Rosamond appointed
director
2009-05-05
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SMITH, David Bruce Boyter, Dr resigned
director
2008-04-25
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LINDSAYS WS resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-03-05
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JOHNSTON, Douglas resigned
director
2007-08-10
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SIMPSON, James Walter Thorburn, Dr resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Iain Buchanan Cram Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	24/11/2020

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Neil Forbes Grieveceased 24/11/2020· significant influence · trust interest
Mr David Lindsay Narroceased 13/12/2018· significant influence · trust interest
Prof Philip Frank Gower Banfillceased 21/11/2017· 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

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1994-06-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Charlestown Workshops Rocks Road

Charlestown

Dunfermline

Fife

KY11 3EN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-01

Last: 2025-06-17