THE GARVE & DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

🏛️Establishedactive

SC565505 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2017-05-09

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 May 2025

Net worth

£279.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

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

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed other with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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

21 officers (4 active, 21 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £279,610

Cash YoY

-12%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£134k

↓ 12% YoY

Net Worth

£280k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£140k

↓ 8.0% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£279.6k	£279.6k
Current assets	£140.3k	£152.5k
Cash	£133.8k	£152.2k
Debtors	£6.5k	£280
Net assets	£279.6k	£279.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand

2026-02-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-10
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WYLIE, Moragh resigned
director
2026-02-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-26
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BIDDLECOMBE, Andrew resigned
director
2024-06-12
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-06-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-12
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WYLIE, Moragh appointed
director
2024-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-14
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MELIS, Marcella appointed
director
2023-11-14
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FENWICK, John resigned
director
2023-09-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-06
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GREEN, Heather resigned
director
2023-02-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
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SHARP, Amy resigned
director
2022-01-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-09
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BEDWELL, John Gregory resigned
director
2021-08-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-08-10
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GREEN, Heather appointed
director
2021-07-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-08
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SHARP, Amy appointed
director
2021-03-05
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DONALDSON, Heather appointed
secretary
2021-03-05
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MITCHELL, Sheila resigned
secretary
2021-03-05
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-02-13
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ILLINGWORTH, Alan David resigned
director
2020-08-03
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GRAHAM, Gemah Rosie resigned
director
2020-07-16
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CUTHBERTSON, Zoe Emma resigned
director
2020-07-14
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FRANKLIN, Michael John appointed
director
2020-07-14
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BIDDLECOMBE, Andrew appointed
director
2020-06-09
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MENZIES, Uisdean Fraser resigned
director
2019-11-22
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CUTHBERTSON, Zoe Emma appointed
director
2019-11-22
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GRAHAM, Gemah Rosie appointed
director
2019-09-05
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TARR, Samuel Edward resigned
director
2019-07-18
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HAMILTON, Christopher resigned
director
2019-04-09
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JONES, Stephen David resigned
director
2018-11-01
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BEDWELL, John Gregory appointed
director
2018-11-01
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HAMILTON, Christopher appointed
director
2018-10-04
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MITCHELL, Sheila appointed
secretary
2018-07-27
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STEWART, Elizabeth Anne resigned
director
2018-02-07
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TARR, Susan Dorothy appointed
director
2018-02-07
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FENWICK, John appointed
director
2018-02-07
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STEWART, Elizabeth Anne appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 59 events

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

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-03

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2017-05-09

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

Garve Public Hall

Station Road

Garve

IV23 2PR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-03OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-20

Officers (4 active · 17 resigned)

DONALDSON, Heather→

secretary · appointed 2021-03-05

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FRANKLIN, Michael John→

director · ~69y · appointed 2020-07-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MELIS, Marcella→

director · ~44y · appointed 2023-11-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TARR, Susan Dorothy→

director · ~59y · appointed 2018-02-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MITCHELL, Sheila→

secretary · appointed 2018-10-04 · resigned 2021-03-05

Resigned

BEDWELL, John Gregory→

director · ~71y · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2021-11-09

Resigned

BIDDLECOMBE, Andrew→

director · ~60y · appointed 2020-07-14 · resigned 2024-11-26

Resigned

CUTHBERTSON, Zoe Emma→

director · ~23y · appointed 2019-11-22 · resigned 2020-07-16

Resigned

FENWICK, John→

director · ~71y · appointed 2018-02-07 · resigned 2023-11-14

Resigned

GAMBLE, Caroline→

director · ~69y · appointed 2017-05-09 · resigned 2017-08-09

Resigned

GRAHAM, Gemah Rosie→

director · ~44y · appointed 2019-11-22 · resigned 2020-08-03

Resigned

GREEN, Heather→

director · ~51y · appointed 2021-08-10 · resigned 2023-09-06

Resigned

HAMILTON, Christopher→

director · ~88y · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2019-07-18

Resigned

ILLINGWORTH, Alan David→

director · ~79y · appointed 2017-08-09 · resigned 2021-02-13

Resigned

JONES, Stephen David→

director · ~70y · appointed 2017-08-09 · resigned 2019-04-09

Resigned

MACLEAN, Kenneth Duncan→

director · ~45y · appointed 2017-05-09 · resigned 2017-08-09

Resigned

MENZIES, Uisdean Fraser→

director · ~66y · appointed 2017-08-09 · resigned 2020-06-09

Resigned

SHARP, Amy→

director · ~38y · appointed 2021-06-08 · resigned 2022-01-28

Resigned

STEWART, Elizabeth Anne→

director · ~68y · appointed 2018-02-07 · resigned 2018-07-27

Resigned

TARR, Samuel Edward→

director · ~90y · appointed 2017-08-09 · resigned 2019-09-05

Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-02-03

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-20

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-12-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-12-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-11-28

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-06-12

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-06-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-08

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-04-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-03-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-02-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-11-21

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-11-15

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-09-07