AMISFIELD PRESERVATION TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC199773 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-09-09

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£241.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Landscape service activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 90-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

43 officers (10 active, 43 linked, 40 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

135 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £241,828

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£242k

↑ 5.5% YoY

Current Assets

£77k

↑ 24% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£241.8k	£229.3k
Current assets	£77.3k	£62.5k
Net assets	£241.8k	£229.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (99 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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officers · AP01
2026-01-14
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officers · AP01
2025-12-30
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officers · AP01
2025-12-01
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officers · AP01
2025-12-01
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accounts · AA
2025-11-16
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DA PRATO, Stanley Robert Duncan, Dr appointed
director
2025-11-16
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DAVIES, Gordon Edward appointed
director
2025-11-16
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LONEY, Erin appointed
director
2025-11-16
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MCNAUGHTON, Beryl appointed
director
2025-08-22
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officers · TM01
2025-08-12
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AVERY, Christopher resigned
director
2025-05-14
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officers · TM01
2025-05-13
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CHANDLER, Naomi Anne resigned
director
2024-11-27
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accounts · AA
2024-10-03
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officers · TM01
2024-10-02
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ALDER, Ruth Helen resigned
director
2024-07-29
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officers · AP01
2024-07-09
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KIRWAN, Francis Xavier appointed
director
2023-11-09
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officers · CH01
2023-10-31
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officers · AP01
2023-10-18
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officers · TM01
2023-10-17
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CHANDLER, Naomi Anne appointed
director
2023-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
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SODE, Karin, Dr resigned
director
2023-07-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-01
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SODE, Karin, Dr appointed
director
2023-06-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-31
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LIBBERTON, Caroline Alexandra resigned
director
2022-11-01
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officers · AP01
2022-10-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-16
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officers · AP01
2022-10-13
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address · AD01
2022-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
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GOWENLOCK, Stephen David appointed
director
2022-09-28
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HENRY, Lesley appointed
director
2022-09-28
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FOX, Carolyn Ann resigned
director
2022-09-28
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RYCROFT, Kathleen Jane resigned
director
2022-03-21
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LIBBERTON, Caroline Alexandra appointed
director
2021-03-17
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WATT, Jane Renton resigned
director
2020-10-14
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CORMACK, Christopher Brian appointed
director
2020-09-14
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SCOTT, Clare resigned
director
2019-11-18
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ALDER, Ruth Helen appointed
director
2019-03-18
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TAIT, Gillian Mary resigned
director
2018-09-26
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COLSTON, Arthur Edward resigned
director
2018-09-26
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FOX, Carolyn Ann appointed
director
2018-09-26
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RICHARDSON, Sheena Margaret resigned
director
2016-12-01
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ADAMS, Jennifer Jean appointed
director
2016-10-01
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LEGG, Colin John resigned
director
2015-09-30
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CONNOLLY, David Ian resigned
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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: AVERY, Christopher resigned 2025-08-12; CHANDLER, Naomi Anne resigned 2025-05-13

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1999-09-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

Anne's Cottage

Sidegate

Haddington

EH41 4BZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-04

Last: 2025-09-20