ST COLUMBA'S DRIMNIN TRUST LIMITED

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SC289026 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-08-17

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 13.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£22.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Cultural education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

90020Support activities to performing arts
90040Operation of arts facilities

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.1y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 13.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

72 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £22,887

Net assets shrinking

Down £6,255 YoY

Cash YoY

+259%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£521

↑ 259% YoY

Net Worth

£23k

↓ 21% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↓ 41% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£22.9k	£29.1k
Current assets	£1.8k	£3.0k
Cash	£521	£145
Debtors	£1.3k	£2.9k
Net assets	£22.9k	£29.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-03-18
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officers · AP01
2026-03-16
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officers · AP01
2026-03-16
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officers · TM01
2026-03-12
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LEWISOHN, Jenny May Paterson appointed
director
2026-03-12
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NICCHITTA, Roberto Alessandro appointed
director
2026-03-12
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DAVIDSON, Lorna resigned
director
2025-12-31
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accounts · AA
2025-09-10
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2025-09-09
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2025-09-09
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officers · AP01
2025-08-28
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officers · CH01
2025-08-25
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EDWARDES, Clive Ross appointed
director
2025-08-25
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MORRIS, Hubert Charles Talwin appointed
director
2025-01-20
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accounts · AA
2024-03-29
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accounts · AA
2023-03-27
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accounts · AA
2023-03-27
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2023-02-09
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MORETTI, Patricia resigned
director
2023-02-09
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officers · TM01
2022-04-01
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accounts · AA
2021-10-13
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2021-10-09
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officers · TM01
2021-07-31
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THOMPSON, James resigned
director
2021-03-31
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accounts · AA
2019-12-31
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accounts · AA
2016-10-16
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DAVIDSON, Lorna appointed
director
2016-01-31
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FIRTH, Samantha Joy resigned
director
2016-01-06
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SHAW, Shirley Andrea resigned
director
2013-11-17
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FIRTH, Samantha Joy appointed
director
2013-11-17
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MORETTI, Patricia appointed
director
2013-11-17
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THOMPSON, James appointed
director
2013-04-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Scottish Ministers
2013-03-16
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PICKAVANCE, Judith Graham resigned
director
2005-09-30
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PICKAVANCE, Judith Graham appointed
director
2005-09-30
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SHAW, Shirley Andrea appointed
director
2005-08-17
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Company incorporated
As ST COLUMBA'S DRIMNIN TRUST LIMITED
2005-08-17
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LEWIS, Louise appointed
secretary
2005-08-17
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LEWIS, Derek Compton appointed
director

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 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 21 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Derek Compton Lewis Individual · British · DOB 07/1946 · age 80	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	17/08/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Patricia Moretticeased 09/02/2023· significant influence · trust interest
Mr James Thompsonceased 15/07/2021· significant influence · trust interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2005-08-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

Drimnin Estate

Drimnin

Oban

Argyll

PA80 5XZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last: 2025-08-17