THE AYRSHIRE COMMUNITY TRUST
🌳Matureactive
SC219307 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2001-05-17
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
63 officers (7 active, 63 linked, 59 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
185 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (140 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-21➖REID, Lauryn resigneddirector
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-03-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-02-20➕SMITH, Agnes appointedsecretary
- 2024-02-20➖NELLANY, Michael John resignedsecretary
- 2023-12-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-04➕SMITH, Agnes appointeddirector
- 2023-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-06-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-06-06➕REID, Lauryn appointeddirector
- 2023-05-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-06-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-06-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-06-08➕NELLANY, Michael John appointedsecretary
- 2022-06-07➖DUGAN, David James resignedsecretary
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-06-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-06-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-06-09➕SMITH, Elaine appointeddirector
- 2021-06-09➕DUGAN, David James appointedsecretary
- 2021-06-09➖SMITH, Agnes Mcavoy resignedsecretary
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AAMD
- 2020-10-20➖IRVING, David Francesco resigneddirector
- 2020-10-05➖VANN, Phillip resigneddirector
- 2020-09-21➖LAMB, William Greer resigneddirector
- 2020-07-15➕MANN, David Allan appointeddirector
- 2020-04-29➕MCGACHIE, Iain appointeddirector
- 2020-04-29➕VANN, Phillip appointeddirector
- 2020-04-29➖WILSON, Colin David resigneddirector
- 2019-03-27➖BUCHANAN, Kenneth William resigneddirector
- 2018-03-28➕LAMB, William Greer appointeddirector
- 2017-10-11➖CLAYTON, Alan resigneddirector
- 2017-02-07➕IRVING, David Francesco appointeddirector
- 2016-11-23➕CLAYTON, Alan appointeddirector
- 2016-10-20➖MONTGOMERY, Alison resigneddirector
- 2016-05-10➖MCCALLUM, Bobby resigneddirector
- 2015-02-17➖BURNS, Brian resigneddirector
- 2013-10-02➖CONWAY, Louise Margaret resigneddirector
- 2013-10-01➖FINN, Samantha Jane resigneddirector
- 2013-09-13➖SILLARS, Evelyn resigneddirector
- 2013-09-09➖LAU, Morag Veronica resigneddirector
- 2012-10-24➖GILBERT, Jean Haining resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 140 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2001-05-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
27 Vernon Street
Saltcoats
North Ayrshire
KA21 5HE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12
Officers (7 active · 56 resigned)
Active
MANN, David Allan→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2020-07-15
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MCGACHIE, Iain→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-04-29
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NELLANY, Michael John (Nellany)→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2011-03-02
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SMITH, Agnes→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2023-12-04
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SMITH, Elaine→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-06-09
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TATE, Frances→
Activedirector · ~82y · appointed 2010-02-17
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DUGAN, David James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-06-09 · resigned 2022-06-07
NELLANY, Michael John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-06-08 · resigned 2024-02-20
SMITH, Agnes Mcavoy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-05-17 · resigned 2021-06-09
ALIBONE, Katie Ingram→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2001-07-11 · resigned 2002-05-30
ALLISON, Scott John David→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2009-11-18 · resigned 2012-01-11
BADIALI, Nicola→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2004-12-14 · resigned 2011-03-02
BAINES, George Reginald→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · appointed 2001-05-17 · resigned 2001-12-13
BLACKBURN, Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2007-03-22 · resigned 2008-09-25
BOWKER, Kenneth Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2001-05-17 · resigned 2002-05-28
BRADLEY, Stephen Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2001-05-17 · resigned 2001-07-17
BRUCE, Colin James→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2002-07-04 · resigned 2003-07-08
BUCHANAN, Kenneth William→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2005-03-11 · resigned 2019-03-27
BURNS, Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2010-07-28 · resigned 2015-02-17
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Recent filings (185 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-03-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-10-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06