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SC097502 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1986-02-25

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

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

94120Activities of professional membership organisations

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

64 officers (6 active, 64 linked, 52 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

215 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (130 events)Click to expand

2025-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-04
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BLAIR, David Grant resigned
director
2023-02-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-05
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TORRANCE, David Herd appointed
director
2022-06-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-24
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BLAIR, David Grant appointed
director
2021-11-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-02
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FINDLAY, Alan Hudson resigned
director
2021-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-01-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-14
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RAE, Robert Michael Armour resigned
secretary
2020-10-14
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RAE, Robert Michael Armour resigned
director
2019-11-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-11-14
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MCKAY, Mary Barbour appointed
director
2019-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-08-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-23
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BRETT, Timothy Edward resigned
director
2018-03-15
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HAMILTON, Judy Daisy appointed
director
2017-03-23
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CUNNINGHAM, George James resigned
director
2017-03-23
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FLEMING, Lorna Elizabeth Mary, Dr resigned
director
2015-10-27
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THOMPSON, John George resigned
director
2015-06-18
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THOMPSON, John George appointed
director
2015-03-26
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COOPER, Rory Henderson Dodds appointed
director
2015-03-26
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CUTHILL, George resigned
director
2015-03-26
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FINDLAY, Alan Hudson appointed
director
2015-03-26
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MELVILLE, Ann resigned
director
2015-01-29
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FLEMING, Lorna Elizabeth Mary, Dr appointed
director
2014-03-27
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CUNNINGHAM, George James appointed
director
2013-11-21
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BRETT, Timothy Edward appointed
director
2013-11-21
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CUTHILL, George appointed
director
2013-10-22
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LATTO, David resigned
director
2013-02-14
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STRACHAN, Lesley Wilson resigned
director
2012-12-06
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RAE, Robert Michael Armour appointed
secretary
2012-06-27
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HAMILTON, John Coutts resigned
secretary
2011-11-16
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LATTO, David appointed
director
2011-11-16
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RAE, Robert Michael Armour appointed
director
2011-06-23
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STRACHAN, Lesley Wilson appointed
director
2011-06-23
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WATT, Donald Alexander resigned
director
2010-09-02
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JENSEN, Frank resigned
director
2009-05-26
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BALFOUR, John Charles resigned
director
2008-01-31
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MELVILLE, Ann appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 130 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Name changed recently

medium

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

Evidence: 2025-10-24: certificate-change-of-name-company

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1986-02-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

24 Hill Street

Kirkcaldy

Fife

KY1 1HX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-29

Last: 2025-06-15