AUCHATTIE COMMUNITY TRUST
🌳Matureactive
SC514871 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2015-09-04
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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 | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2024-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-21➖MECHIE, John Robertson resignedsecretary
- 2021-11-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-12➕COOPER, William Graham appointeddirector
- 2021-11-12➕DUNCAN, Alexander Euan appointeddirector
- 2021-11-12➕WATSON, Hamish Kim appointeddirector
- 2021-11-12➖ADAMS, Becky Sue resigneddirector
- 2021-11-12➖ADAMS, Iain resigneddirector
- 2021-11-12➖MECHIE, John Robertson resigneddirector
- 2021-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-09-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AUCHATTIE COMMUNITY TRUST
- 2015-09-04➕MECHIE, John Robertson appointedsecretary
- 2015-09-04➕ADAMS, Becky Sue appointeddirector
- 2015-09-04➕ADAMS, Iain appointeddirector
- 2015-09-04➕MECHIE, John Robertson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr William Graham Cooper Individual · British · DOB 03/1957 · age 69 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 12/11/2021 |
Mr Hamish Kim Watson Individual · British · DOB 01/1954 · age 72 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 12/11/2021 |
Mr Alexander Euan Duncan Individual · British · DOB 08/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest | 12/11/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Iain Adamsceased 12/11/2021· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2015-09-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Heckleburn
Blackhall
Banchory
AB31 6PS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
COOPER, William Graham→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2021-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUNCAN, Alexander Euan→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATSON, Hamish Kim→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2021-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MECHIE, John Robertson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-09-04 · resigned 2021-11-21
ADAMS, Becky Sue→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2015-09-04 · resigned 2021-11-12
ADAMS, Iain→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-09-04 · resigned 2021-11-12
MECHIE, John Robertson→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2015-09-04 · resigned 2021-11-12
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-23