CROSSGATES COMMUNITY WOODLAND

🌳Matureactive

SC273799 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-09-24

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 20.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 02100

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.8y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 20.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (48/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

21 officers (5 active, 21 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
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DEWAR, Anne Kathleen appointed
director
2026-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-27
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-13
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-11-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-18
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ALLAN, Jean Russell resigned
director
2025-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-11
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LYALL, Ewan resigned
director
2020-10-13
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BEATTIE, Rosslyn Campbell appointed
director
2020-10-13
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CAMPBELL, Margaret resigned
director
2020-10-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-12-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-11-13
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BEATTIE, George resigned
director
2019-11-13
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LYALL, Ewan appointed
director
2019-10-11
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2018-11-06
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REID, Carol appointed
secretary
2018-11-06
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CUTHBERTSON, Maureen appointed
director
2018-11-06
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ARNOTT, Elizabeth resigned
director
2018-11-06
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CAMPBELL, Margaret appointed
director
2018-11-06
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CRAIGIE, Grace Grey Bennett resigned
director
2018-09-03
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BEATTIE, Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2018-09-03
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BEATTIE, Elizabeth resigned
director
2017-10-30
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BEATTIE, Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2017-10-30
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BEATTIE, Elizabeth appointed
director
2017-10-30
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BEATTIE, George appointed
director
2017-10-19
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ARNOTT, Robert Johnston resigned
director
2017-08-01
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ARNOTT, Robert Johnston resigned
secretary
2010-04-30
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ARNOTT, Alexander resigned
director
2010-01-27
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FOLLOWS, Catherine resigned
director
2008-03-12
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Big Lottery Fund
2007-08-16
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THOMSON, Scott Derek resigned
director
2005-06-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: New Opportunities Fund (Operating as the Big Lottery Fund)
2004-09-24
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Company incorporated
As CROSSGATES COMMUNITY WOODLAND
2004-09-24
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HUNTER, George Penman appointed
director
2004-09-24
➕
ARNOTT, Robert Johnston appointed
secretary
2004-09-24
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-24
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-24
➕
ALLAN, Jean Russell appointed
director
2004-09-24
➕
ARNOTT, Alexander appointed
director
2004-09-24
➕
ARNOTT, Elizabeth appointed
director

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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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2004-09-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

1 Livingstone Place

Crossgates

Cowdenbeath

KY4 8EN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-29

Last: 2025-11-15