CREE VALLEY BENEFIT TRUST LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

SC677339 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-10-12

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

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: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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

16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-30	2024-03-30
Total assets	—	£1.4k
Current assets	—	£1.5k
Net assets	—	£1.3k
Average employees	0	—

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

• 2 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 resolution
• 1 incorporation

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-30
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HOWATSON, Geum Amy resigned
director
2026-03-26
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LESLIE, Hugh Alexander resigned
director
2026-03-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-01
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-01
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-12-01
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-29
➖
MALCOLM, Alexander David resigned
director
2025-08-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-14
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LESLIE, Hugh Alexander appointed
director
2025-03-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-10
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KAY, Richard Anthony resigned
director
2024-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-30
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HOWATSON, Geum Amy appointed
director
2024-10-30
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MALCOLM, Alexander David appointed
director
2024-02-08
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PALMER, Bennie Robinson resigned
director
2024-02-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-20
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GARDINER, Amanda appointed
director
2023-11-14
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MCCATHIE, Lynsay resigned
director
2023-10-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-11
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MORE, Sarah Louise appointed
director
2023-10-01
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NEWTON, Nigel Ernest Hartley, Revd Canon resigned
director
2023-09-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-01
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SMITHERS, Clifford John appointed
director
2023-08-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-10
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LOGAN, Joey Nigel George resigned
director
2023-02-09
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LOGAN, Joey Nigel George appointed
director
2023-02-09
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MCCATHIE, Lynsay appointed
director
2023-02-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-25
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MCCATHIE, Alison resigned
director
2022-05-25
➖
MARSHALL, Allan Burns resigned
director
2021-05-05
➖
NIZETTE, Catherine resigned
director
2020-10-12
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Company incorporated
As CREE VALLEY BENEFIT TRUST LIMITED
2020-10-12
➕
MARSHALL, Charles Robertson appointed
director
2020-10-12
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SMITHERS, Julie appointed
director
2020-10-12
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KAY, Richard Anthony appointed
director
2020-10-12
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MARSHALL, Allan Burns appointed
director
2020-10-12
➕
MCCATHIE, Alison appointed
director
2020-10-12
➕
NEWTON, Nigel Ernest Hartley, Revd Canon appointed
director
2020-10-12
➕
NIZETTE, Catherine appointed
director
2020-10-12
➕
PALMER, Bennie Robinson appointed
director

Owner dependency

63/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

2 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HOWATSON, Geum Amy resigned 2026-03-30; LESLIE, Hugh Alexander resigned 2026-03-26; MALCOLM, Alexander David resigned 2025-09-29

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-12-01: certificate-change-of-name-company

🔒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

Incorporated2020-10-12

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

6 Riverbank

Newton Stewart

DG8 6QU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-30

Last made up to: 2025-03-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-25

Last: 2025-10-11