THE ISLAND OF HOY DEVELOPMENT TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC306586 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-08-10

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

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

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). 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

62 officers (8 active, 62 linked, 58 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

165 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

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (141 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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address · AD01
2026-01-14
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officers · TM01
2026-01-12
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FLAWS, Graham James resigned
director
2026-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
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SMITH, Gary Ronald resigned
director
2025-10-02
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officers · TM01
2025-09-16
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WILLIAMS, Philip John resigned
director
2025-09-16
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officers · TM01
2025-08-05
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officers · TM01
2025-08-04
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BOLTON, Christine resigned
director
2025-07-09
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officers · TM01
2025-07-08
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RHODES, Steven resigned
director
2025-07-02
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officers · AP01
2025-06-30
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SMITH, Diane Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-06-30
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officers · AP01
2025-06-26
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JOHNSTON, Scott James resigned
director
2025-06-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-24
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WILLIAMS, Philip John appointed
director
2025-02-06
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officers · AP01
2025-02-06
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officers · AP01
2025-01-28
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NICHOLSON, Zoe appointed
director
2025-01-28
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SEATTER, Harvey Flett appointed
director
2025-01-13
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officers · AP01
2025-01-09
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BOLTON, Christine appointed
director
2024-12-23
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officers · AP01
2024-12-23
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accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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officers · AP01
2024-12-19
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officers · AP01
2024-12-19
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officers · AP01
2024-12-13
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HEUGH, Christopher Robert appointed
director
2024-12-13
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FLAWS, Graham James appointed
director
2024-12-13
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RHODES, Steven appointed
director
2024-12-13
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SMITH, Gary Ronald appointed
director
2024-12-05
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-05
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-12-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-02
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officers · TM01
2024-12-02
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2024-12-01
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DOBNEY, Keith resigned
director
2024-12-01
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JAQUES, Susan Deborah resigned
director
2024-09-04
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officers · TM01
2024-09-03
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COSSAR, Moira Jean resigned
director
2024-08-02
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DOBRZYNSKI, Andrew resigned
director
2024-07-17
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SINCLAIR, Kieran Karl resigned
director
2024-05-08
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CLEGG, Brian Eric appointed
director
2024-05-08
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TRAYNOR, Jayne resigned
director
2023-05-02
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BOLTON, Christine resigned
director
2022-06-16
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DOBRZYNSKI, Andrew appointed
director
2022-05-11
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SINCLAIR, Kieran Karl appointed
director
2022-05-11
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TRAIN, Elisabeth Ann resigned
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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

6 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: BOLTON, Christine resigned 2025-08-04; FLAWS, Graham James resigned 2026-01-12; JOHNSTON, Scott James resigned 2025-06-26

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2006-08-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Y M Community Hall

Longhope

Stromness

Orkney

KW16 3PG

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-24

Last: 2025-08-10