BHALTOS COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC192001 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1998-12-16
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£208.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
50 officers (9 active, 50 linked, 44 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
168 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £208,602
Net assets shrinking
Down £246 YoY
Cash YoY
+3%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£42k
↑ 2.8% YoY
Net Worth
£209k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↓ 1.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£42k£84k£125k£167k£209kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£275.6k£275.8k
Current assets£42.0k£42.6k
Cash£41.6k£40.4k
Debtors£281£2.0k
Net assets£208.6k£208.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (113 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-11-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-09
    MACRITCHIE, Mairi Catriona appointed
    director
  5. 2025-07-09
    MACDONALD, James resigned
    director
  6. 2024-12-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-09-13
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-05-31
    HUMBLE, Amanda Violet appointed
    director
  10. 2024-05-31
    MACDONALD, Donella resigned
    director
  11. 2023-12-02
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  12. 2023-12-02
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  13. 2023-12-02
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  14. 2023-12-02
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  15. 2023-12-02
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  16. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-06-02
    BUCHANAN, Jack appointed
    director
  18. 2023-06-02
    BUCHANAN, Lynne appointed
    director
  19. 2023-06-02
    MACLEOD, Janet Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2023-06-02
    BUCHANAN, Murdo resigned
    director
  21. 2022-09-22
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  22. 2022-09-01
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  23. 2022-09-01
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  24. 2022-09-01
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  25. 2022-08-31
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  26. 2022-08-31
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  27. 2022-08-31
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  28. 2022-08-31
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    officers · AP03
  29. 2022-08-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  30. 2022-06-14
    ADAMS, Kevin appointed
    secretary
  31. 2022-06-14
    ADAMS, Kevin appointed
    director
  32. 2022-06-14
    BISHOP, Caroline Anne appointed
    director
  33. 2022-06-14
    MACDONALD, Malcolm resigned
    secretary
  34. 2022-06-14
    BUCHANAN, Calum George resigned
    director
  35. 2022-06-14
    BUCHANAN, Murdo appointed
    director
  36. 2022-06-14
    DAVIS, Rhona Mairi Macleod resigned
    director
  37. 2022-06-14
    MACDONALD, Donella appointed
    director
  38. 2022-06-14
    MACDONALD, Malcolm resigned
    director
  39. 2022-06-14
    MACKENZIE, John resigned
    director
  40. 2021-12-07
    MACKAY, Iain George resigned
    director
  41. 2019-04-19
    FRASER, Angus appointed
    director
  42. 2019-04-19
    BUCHANAN, Calum George appointed
    director
  43. 2019-04-19
    MACDONALD, James appointed
    director
  44. 2019-04-19
    MACKAY, Norman William resigned
    director
  45. 2019-03-19
    ENGEBRETSEN, Charles Alexander Shau resigned
    director
  46. 2018-05-18
    MACKAY, Iain George appointed
    director
  47. 2018-05-18
    MACKENZIE, Alexander John resigned
    director
  48. 2018-05-18
    MORRISON, Donald Malcolm resigned
    director
  49. 2018-05-18
    MORRISON, Donald John resigned
    director
  50. 2016-11-08
    MACDONALD, Malcolm appointed
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 113 events

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

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

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1998-12-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Trust Office Miavaig
Uig
Isle Of Lewis
HS2 9HW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (9 active · 41 resigned)

ADAMS, Kevin
secretary · appointed 2022-06-14
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Active
ADAMS, Kevin
director · ~61y · appointed 2022-06-14
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Active
BISHOP, Caroline Anne
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-06-14
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Active
BUCHANAN, Jack
director · ~31y · appointed 2023-06-02
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Active
BUCHANAN, Lynne
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-06-02
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Active
FRASER, Angus
director · ~79y · appointed 2019-04-19
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Active
HUMBLE, Amanda Violet
director · ~58y · appointed 2024-05-31
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Active
MACLEOD, Janet Elizabeth
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-06-02
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Active
MACRITCHIE, Mairi Catriona
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-07-09
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Active
BUCHANAN, Nora
secretary · appointed 2001-03-16 · resigned 2009-04-03
Resigned
MACDONALD, Malcolm
secretary · appointed 2016-11-08 · resigned 2022-06-14
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Alexander
secretary · appointed 2015-04-14 · resigned 2016-11-03
Resigned
MCVEAN, Donald Andrew
secretary · appointed 2009-04-09 · resigned 2015-04-14
Resigned
MERRITT, Rhona Mairi
secretary · appointed 1998-12-16 · resigned 2001-03-16
Resigned
BUCHANAN, Calum George
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-04-19 · resigned 2022-06-14
Resigned
BUCHANAN, Calum George
director · ~54y · appointed 1998-12-23 · resigned 2013-03-29
Resigned
BUCHANAN, Malcolm George
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-04-10 · resigned 2016-11-03
Resigned
BUCHANAN, Malcolm Angus
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-05-04 · resigned 2015-04-10
Resigned
BUCHANAN, Murdo
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-06-14 · resigned 2023-06-02
Resigned
BUCHANAN, Nora
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-02-25 · resigned 2009-04-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (168 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-15