ABRIACHAN FOREST TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC171271 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-01-10

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 28.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒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 02100

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

85100Pre-primary education
85600Educational support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 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

1 live charge · oldest 28.1y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 28.1 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: low (51/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

67 officers (8 active, 67 linked, 63 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

198 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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (150 events)Click to expand

2026-03-18
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
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officers · AP01
2025-08-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-31
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-31
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-22
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CAREY, Kieran, Dr appointed
secretary
2025-08-22
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BAGLIONI, Marco appointed
director
2025-08-22
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BARR, James Napier appointed
director
2025-08-22
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DAVIDSON, Margaret Christine appointed
director
2025-08-22
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MATHESON, Christine Mary resigned
secretary
2025-08-22
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BAGLIONI, Marco resigned
director
2025-08-22
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BARR, James Napier resigned
director
2025-08-22
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DAVIDSON, Margaret Christine resigned
director
2024-08-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-16
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HESLING, Samuel Stewart appointed
director
2024-08-16
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BAGLIONI, Marco appointed
director
2024-08-16
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BAGLIONI, Marco resigned
director
2024-08-16
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BARR, James Napier appointed
director
2024-08-16
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BARR, James Napier resigned
director
2024-08-16
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HESLING, Samuel Stewart resigned
director
2024-03-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-08-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-19
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CAREY, Kieran appointed
director
2023-08-19
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MCFADYEN, Mairi Joanna, Dr appointed
director
2023-08-19
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POLE, Mark Richard appointed
director
2023-08-18
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HAWCO, George Thomas resigned
director
2023-08-18
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SHARP, Katharine Victoria resigned
director
2022-08-19
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BAGLIONI, Marco appointed
director
2022-08-19
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BAGLIONI, Marco resigned
director
2022-08-19
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DAVIDSON, Margaret Christine appointed
director
2022-08-19
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MONSON, Judith Enid resigned
director
2021-08-22
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BAGLIONI, Marco appointed
director
2021-08-20
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BAGLIONI, Marco resigned
director
2021-08-20
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BARR, James Napier appointed
director
2021-08-20
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BARR, Suzann Seonaid resigned
director
2021-08-20
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HESLING, Samuel Stewart appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 150 events

Owner dependency

55/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: MATHESON, Christine Mary resigned 2025-08-22; BAGLIONI, Marco resigned 2025-08-22; BARR, James Napier resigned 2025-08-22

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1997-01-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

Tyeantore Abriachan

Inverness

IV3 8LD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-12

Last: 2025-12-29