MEADOWSIDE TRUSTEES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC456562 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-08-12
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-31➕SMITH, Karrie-Ann appointeddirector
- 2024-05-31➖BRUCE, George Alexander resigneddirector
- 2024-05-31➖THOMSON, Lewis Murray resigneddirector
- 2024-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-18📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2019-04-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-04-17➕WM THOMSON & SONS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-04-17➖DOUGLAS, Irene resignedsecretary
- 2019-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-12🏢Company incorporatedAs MEADOWSIDE TRUSTEES LIMITED
- 2013-08-12➕LAWSON, Henry Benedict appointeddirector
- 2013-08-12➕THOMSON, Andrew Francis appointeddirector
- 2013-08-12➕THOMSON, Christopher Harold William appointeddirector
- 2013-08-12➕DOUGLAS, Irene appointedsecretary
- 2013-08-12➕BRUCE, George Alexander appointeddirector
- 2013-08-12➕THOMSON, Lewis Murray appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| SG LIVING SPACES LTD→ SC851681 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-08-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
22 Meadowside
Dundee
DD1 1LN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)
WM THOMSON & SONS→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-04-17
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LAWSON, Henry Benedict→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-08-12
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SMITH, Karrie-Ann→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-05-31
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THOMSON, Andrew Francis→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 2013-08-12
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THOMSON, Christopher Harold William→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2013-08-12
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DOUGLAS, Irene→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-08-12 · resigned 2019-04-17
BRUCE, George Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2013-08-12 · resigned 2024-05-31
THOMSON, Lewis Murray→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 2013-08-12 · resigned 2024-05-31
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Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-23