ABERDEEN AND GRAMPIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

🌳Matureactive

SC000791 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1877-11-03

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 29.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£2.46M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

73200Market research and public opinion polling
94110Activities of business and employers membership organisations
94120Activities of professional membership organisations

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.1y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 29.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (10 active, 100 linked, 94 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

338 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,457,443

Cash YoY

+27%

Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.6m

↑ 27% YoY

Net Worth

£2.5m

↑ 24% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Profit before tax	—	—	£434.4k
Cash	£1.55M	£1.23M	—
Net assets	£2.46M	£1.97M	—
Average employees	—	—	3700

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

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2 signals 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

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (199 events)Click to expand

2026-05-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
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QUINN, James Gregory appointed
director
2026-04-28
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WALKER, Tricia Lyn appointed
director
2026-04-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
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CRIGHTON, Ryan James resigned
director
2024-06-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-07
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MEARNS, Steven Macdonald appointed
director
2023-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-25
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MCCLOSKEY, Padraig Cahal resigned
director
2023-02-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-31
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HODDER, Leah Avril appointed
director
2022-08-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-11
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CRIGHTON, Ryan James appointed
director
2022-08-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-14
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-06-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-05-30
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-05-30
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-05-30
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-05-30
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Charge satisfied #1
2022-05-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
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BACKWELL, Frances Rose Colette, Doctor resigned
director
2022-04-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-15
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BROWN, Michael Robert John resigned
director
2021-06-15
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MCCULLOCH, Amanda Jane resigned
director
2021-04-08
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BAIN, Chris resigned
director
2021-03-03
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BUCHAN, Spencer resigned
director
2020-09-02
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KEILLER, Robert appointed
director
2020-09-02
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BREBNER, John Alexander resigned
director
2020-05-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
2019-06-18
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BUCHAN, Spencer appointed
director
2019-06-18
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MCINTYRE, Elizabeth Ann resigned
director
2018-06-19
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BACKWELL, Frances Rose Colette, Doctor appointed
director
2018-06-19
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BROWN, Michael Robert John appointed
director
2018-06-19
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GREGOR, John Fraser resigned
director
2018-06-19
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HARRIS, Edel Bridget resigned
director
2018-06-19
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MCCULLOCH, Amanda Jane appointed
director
2018-06-19
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MCINTYRE, Elizabeth Ann appointed
director
2018-04-20
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BREAM, James Gordon resigned
director
2018-01-30
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GARNISH, Robert Andrew James resigned
director
2017-06-20
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MCRAE, Derren appointed
director
2017-06-20
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BENZIE, Carol Margaret resigned
director
2017-03-31
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CARSTAIRS, Alexander Marshall resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 199 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

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.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1877-11-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC58142 — Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals

Registered office

The Hub Exploration Drive

Aberdeen Energy Park

Bridge Of Don

Aberdeen

AB23 8GX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-22

Last: 2026-05-08