BUCHAN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP

🌳Matureactive

SC240119 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-11-25

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

25 officers (7 active, 25 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

97 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (63 events)Click to expand

2026-01-20
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accounts · AA
2025-12-03
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officers · TM01
2025-12-01
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JENNINGS, Derek resigned
director
2025-09-17
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officers · TM01
2025-09-16
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SCOTT, Charles John Francis resigned
director
2025-08-21
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-08-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
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officers · AP01
2023-09-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-21
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officers · AP01
2023-09-20
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DARGIE, Sheila appointed
director
2023-09-20
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SIMPSON, Colin Alexander appointed
director
2023-09-20
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TAIT, Diane Yule appointed
director
2023-09-20
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JENNINGS, Derek appointed
director
2023-01-12
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accounts · AA
2023-01-11
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-11-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
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officers · AP01
2021-10-15
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address · AD01
2021-10-14
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STEPHEN, Maureen appointed
director
2020-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-13
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officers · AP01
2020-11-12
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BOLGER, Linda Cooper resigned
director
2020-11-12
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MCLAREN, William Mcinally resigned
director
2020-11-12
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SCOTT, Charles John Francis appointed
director
2018-11-30
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THOMSON, Norma Elizabeth resigned
director
2017-09-27
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BLACK, Oliver George appointed
director
2017-09-27
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MCLAREN, William Mcinally appointed
director
2014-11-19
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FULLER, Oliver resigned
director
2014-09-10
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BOLGER, Linda Cooper appointed
director
2012-09-19
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STIRLING, Lorna May resigned
director
2011-09-22
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BEACOM, Tony Peter resigned
director
2009-12-05
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LINDSAY, Moira resigned
director
2009-09-28
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FULLER, Oliver appointed
director
2009-09-28
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ROBERTSON, Susan Elizabeth resigned
director
2006-10-10
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STEPHEN, Maureen appointed
secretary
2006-10-10
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HODGSON, Jane resigned
secretary
2006-10-10
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BEACOM, Tony Peter appointed
director
2006-09-20
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CRUICKSHANK, William resigned
director
2005-11-30
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MCHUGH, Denis Anthony resigned
director
2005-11-15
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LINDSAY, Moira appointed
director
2005-05-24
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WESTERN, Gerard John Lawrence resigned
director
2004-11-03
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MCQUARRIE, Albert, Sir resigned
director
2004-07-20
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HODGSON, Jane appointed
secretary
2004-07-20
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MACLEOD, Alice resigned
secretary
2004-07-20
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MACLEOD, Alice resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 63 events

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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

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: JENNINGS, Derek resigned 2025-12-01; SCOTT, Charles John Francis resigned 2025-09-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Maureen Stephen Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2002-11-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Grieves House Aden Country Park

Mintlaw

Peterhead

AB42 5FQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-16

Last: 2025-12-02