BRAE RURAL ENERGY HUB COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

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SC832543 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2024-12-23
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (9 active, 11 linked, 11 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
    FILLINGHAM, Sean appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-23
    HALL, Andrew David appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-02-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-01-13
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  6. 2025-11-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-11-19
    HALL, Andrew David resigned
    director
  8. 2025-05-07
    CLARK, Robert appointed
    director
  9. 2025-05-07
    FILLINGHAM, Marlene Jane appointed
    director
  10. 2025-05-07
    GRIFFITHS, Rosalind Mary appointed
    director
  11. 2025-05-07
    HENRY, Sarah appointed
    director
  12. 2025-05-07
    NICOLSON, Julie Rose Maree appointed
    director
  13. 2025-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2025-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2025-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2025-05-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2025-05-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2025-05-05
    JOHNSTONE, Ian Edward resigned
    director
  20. 2024-12-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRAE RURAL ENERGY HUB COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
  21. 2024-12-23
    LONG, Peter Edward appointed
    director
  22. 2024-12-23
    RATTER, Ellie Marie appointed
    director
  23. 2024-12-23
    HALL, Andrew David appointed
    director
  24. 2024-12-23
    JOHNSTONE, Ian Edward appointed
    director
  25. 2024-12-23
    📄
    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: HALL, Andrew David resigned 2025-11-19; JOHNSTONE, Ian Edward resigned 2025-05-05

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2024-12-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Brae
Youth & Community Centre
Brae
Shetland
ZE2 9QJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-23
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last: 2025-12-22

Officers (9 active · 2 resigned)

CLARK, Robert
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-05-07
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Active
FILLINGHAM, Marlene Jane
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-05-07
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Active
FILLINGHAM, Sean
director · ~57y · appointed 2026-02-23
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Active
GRIFFITHS, Rosalind Mary
director · ~77y · appointed 2025-05-07
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Active
HALL, Andrew David
director · ~60y · appointed 2026-02-23
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Active
HENRY, Sarah
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-05-07
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Active
LONG, Peter Edward
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-12-23
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Active
NICOLSON, Julie Rose Maree
director · ~29y · appointed 2025-05-07
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Active
RATTER, Ellie Marie
director · ~27y · appointed 2024-12-23
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Active
HALL, Andrew David
director · ~60y · appointed 2024-12-23 · resigned 2025-11-19
Resigned
JOHNSTONE, Ian Edward
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-12-23 · resigned 2025-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

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officers · AP01
2026-02-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-06
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2024-12-23