THE SCOTTISH FEDERATION OF HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC059549 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1976-03-08

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.

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 33.7y 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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 33.7y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 33.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (14 active, 100 linked, 87 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

397 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (203 events)Click to expand

2025-12-02
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-02
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officers · AP01
2025-12-02
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-26
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LYLE, Maria Veronica appointed
director
2025-11-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-17
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ANGUS, Stacy Watt appointed
director
2025-09-17
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MEEK, Gary appointed
director
2025-09-17
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MURPHY, Audrey Mary appointed
director
2025-09-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-09-09
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-08
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MEADE, Richard appointed
secretary
2025-09-07
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THOMAS, Sally resigned
secretary
2025-02-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-18
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QUINN, Caron Irene appointed
director
2024-09-18
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STIRRAT, Craig Watson appointed
director
2024-09-18
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LAPPIN, David John resigned
director
2024-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-12
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DALZIEL, Gary Douglas appointed
director
2023-10-12
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EUNSON, Karen Elizabeth appointed
director
2023-10-12
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LESLIE, Linda Catherine appointed
director
2023-10-12
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MILLS, David John appointed
director
2023-10-12
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ROSSINE, Catherine Mary appointed
director
2023-10-11
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CONVERY, James Alexander David resigned
director
2023-10-11
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FORSYTH, Helen resigned
director
2023-10-11
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LEES, Freya Ann resigned
director
2023-04-21
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BROWN, Ranald resigned
director
2022-09-28
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LEES, Freya Ann appointed
director
2022-02-28
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DURNIN, Alana resigned
director
2022-02-24
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KHAN, David resigned
director
2021-04-21
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KHAN, David appointed
director
2020-09-23
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LINTON, Angela Margaret appointed
director
2020-09-23
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ALEXANDER, Dion Ralph resigned
director
2020-09-23
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CONVERY, James Alexander David appointed
director
2020-09-23
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FORSYTH, Helen appointed
director
2019-02-13
➖
GRAY, Jean Fiona resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 203 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Richard Simon Meade Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/10/2025

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Ms Sally Thomasceased 30/09/2025· significant influence
Dr Mary Taylorceased 21/07/2017· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1976-03-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

Libertas House

3rd Floor, 39 St. Vincent Place

Glasgow

G1 2ER

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-05

Last: 2025-06-21