NETHERTHIRD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP

🌳Matureactive

SC384419 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-08-27

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-05-06
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2025-06-20
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2024-05-29
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2023-04-11
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2022-03-30
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2021-04-26
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2020-06-08
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2019-02-28
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2018-01-24
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2017-09-08
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2017-09-01
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JOHNSTONE, Margaret appointed
director
2017-04-29
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TORBET, Nancy appointed
director
2017-04-29
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officers · AP01
2017-04-27
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NISBET, June resigned
director
2017-04-27
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officers · TM01
2017-04-26
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2016-03-24
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2015-09-04
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2015-04-17
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CARSON, Gail resigned
director
2015-04-17
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CARSON, Leigh Hendry resigned
director
2015-04-17
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JACKSON, Christopher resigned
director
2015-04-17
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JOHNSTONE, Deonne resigned
director
2012-03-13
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CARSON, Gail appointed
director
2012-03-13
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JOHNSTONE, Deonne appointed
director
2010-12-14
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CAMPBELL, Jamie appointed
director
2010-12-14
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CARSON, Leigh Hendry appointed
director
2010-12-14
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JACKSON, Christopher appointed
director
2010-12-14
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NISBET, June appointed
director
2010-08-27
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Company incorporated
As NETHERTHIRD COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP
2010-08-27
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CAMPBELL, Margaret appointed
secretary
2010-08-27
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CAMPBELL, Margaret Elizabeth appointed
director
2010-08-27
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PHILLIPS, Francene appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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
Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Campbell Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	01/08/2016

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

Incorporated2010-08-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Buntens Close

Cumnock

Ayrshire

KA18 3ES

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-02

Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (6 active · 5 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2010-08-27

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Active

CAMPBELL, Jamie→

director · ~37y · appointed 2010-12-14

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Active

CAMPBELL, Margaret Elizabeth→

director · ~65y · appointed 2010-08-27

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Active

JOHNSTONE, Margaret→

director · ~65y · appointed 2017-09-01

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Active

PHILLIPS, Francene→

director · ~67y · appointed 2010-08-27

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Active

TORBET, Nancy→

director · ~67y · appointed 2017-04-29

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Active

CARSON, Gail→

director · ~50y · appointed 2012-03-13 · resigned 2015-04-17

Resigned

CARSON, Leigh Hendry→

director · ~50y · appointed 2010-12-14 · resigned 2015-04-17

Resigned

JACKSON, Christopher→

director · ~40y · appointed 2010-12-14 · resigned 2015-04-17

Resigned

JOHNSTONE, Deonne→

director · ~46y · appointed 2012-03-13 · resigned 2015-04-17

Resigned

NISBET, June→

director · ~42y · appointed 2010-12-14 · resigned 2017-04-27

Resigned

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