ARDOCH DEVELOPMENT TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC317301 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-02-26

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£48.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

48 officers (11 active, 48 linked, 44 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

145 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £48,081

Net assets shrinking

Down £10,745 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£48k

↓ 18% YoY

Current Assets

£86k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£54.2k	£64.7k
Current assets	£85.5k	£86.4k
Net assets	£48.1k	£58.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (108 events)Click to expand

2025-12-16
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-09-06
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officers · AP01
2025-09-03
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ELLERTON-UNWIN, Meghan Jayne Brooks appointed
director
2025-08-20
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officers · TM01
2025-08-19
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HUNTER, Eric Michael Arrol resigned
director
2025-06-13
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address · AD01
2025-06-13
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officers · AP01
2025-06-13
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officers · AP01
2025-06-13
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officers · TM01
2025-06-11
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accounts · AA
2025-06-10
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LONG, Deborah Jane appointed
director
2025-06-10
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NIXON, Ross appointed
director
2025-06-10
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SIMPSON, Jodi resigned
director
2025-04-03
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officers · TM01
2025-04-02
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MCNALLY, Michael James resigned
director
2024-11-13
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SHILLAND, Robyn Livesey resigned
secretary
2024-11-13
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SHILLAND, Robyn Livesey resigned
director
2024-11-13
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officers · TM01
2024-11-13
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officers · TM02
2024-06-24
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accounts · AA
2024-06-22
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officers · AP03
2024-06-22
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officers · AP01
2024-06-22
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2024-06-22
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2024-06-22
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officers · TM01
2024-06-22
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2024-06-22
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2024-06-22
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officers · TM01
2024-06-20
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ARMSTRONG, Richard appointed
director
2024-06-20
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LONERGAN, James Robin appointed
director
2024-06-20
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PATERSON, Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-06-20
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SHILLAND, Robyn Livesey appointed
secretary
2024-06-20
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BOXER, Michael Paul resigned
director
2024-06-20
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CAREY, Helena Caroline resigned
director
2024-06-20
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HABRON, Austin Dominic, Dr resigned
director
2024-06-20
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MCNALLY, Michael James appointed
director
2024-06-20
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PRYOR, Adrian Stewart resigned
director
2023-12-22
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accounts · AA
2023-11-08
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LENNOX, Craig resigned
director
2023-11-08
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SHILLAND, Robyn Livesey appointed
director
2023-06-27
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BEATON, Rachel Claire appointed
director
2023-06-27
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LISLE, Jolanta appointed
director
2023-06-27
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RUSSELL, Tony Lewis Verney appointed
director
2023-06-27
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DAVIDSON, Iain Campbell Maclean resigned
director
2023-06-27
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MITCHELL, Alan Roderick resigned
director
2022-07-13
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EASTON, Mark Alexander appointed
director
2022-03-22
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DAVIDSON, Adrian Francis resigned
director
2021-10-28
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DAVIDSON, Iain Campbell Maclean appointed
director
2021-07-01
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CRANSTON, Ron resigned
secretary

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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: HUNTER, Eric Michael Arrol resigned 2025-08-19; SIMPSON, Jodi resigned 2025-06-10

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2007-02-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Wester Ardoch Feddal Road

Braco

Dunblane

FK15 9RE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-07

Last: 2026-01-24