SCOTLAND YARD ADVENTURE CENTRE

🌳Matureactive
SC101671 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1986-11-03
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
78/100
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
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
81 officers (13 active, 81 linked, 75 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
241 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 4 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (160 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-01-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-01-20
    KELLY, Catherine Fanchea appointed
    director
  6. 2026-01-16
    SHETTY, Jayakara appointed
    director
  7. 2025-11-29
    JACKSON, Patricia Denise, Dr resigned
    director
  8. 2025-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-06-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-05-29
    COX, John Mark appointed
    director
  11. 2025-03-28
    MCGUINNESS, Gareth Joseph appointed
    director
  12. 2025-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-09-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2024-08-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-08-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2024-08-21
    LUMSDAINE, Claire resigned
    director
  18. 2024-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2024-08-12
    KEOGH, Marian Gerardine resigned
    director
  20. 2024-05-28
    MCALLISTER, Kim Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2024-05-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2024-03-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2024-03-11
    KAUR, Parven resigned
    director
  24. 2023-11-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2023-11-09
    HAYES, Kate appointed
    director
  26. 2023-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2023-10-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  28. 2023-10-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2023-10-05
    KAUR, Parven appointed
    director
  30. 2023-10-05
    LUMSDAINE, Claire appointed
    director
  31. 2023-09-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  32. 2023-09-11
    BOWERMAN, David James appointed
    director
  33. 2023-05-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  34. 2023-04-21
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  35. 2023-04-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  36. 2023-03-10
    LEWIS, Richard Cameron resigned
    director
  37. 2022-10-27
    KEOGH, Marian Gerardine appointed
    director
  38. 2022-07-01
    PATERSON, Ross, Air Vice-Marshal resigned
    director
  39. 2022-03-05
    VANN, Ian resigned
    director
  40. 2021-08-26
    COLLINS, Amanda Dawn resigned
    director
  41. 2021-05-27
    BROOK, Karin Louise Molyneux resigned
    director
  42. 2020-10-01
    MCARTHUR, Leigh Jane resigned
    director
  43. 2020-01-28
    MCINTYRE, Hazel Jane appointed
    director
  44. 2020-01-28
    GREEN, Jane Elizabeth resigned
    director
  45. 2020-01-28
    MATHISON, Richard Andrew resigned
    director
  46. 2020-01-28
    THOMPSON, Paul Stevenson resigned
    director
  47. 2019-10-29
    PATERSON, Ross, Air Vice-Marshal appointed
    director
  48. 2019-02-14
    HARRIS, Ian appointed
    director
  49. 2019-02-14
    TYSON, Peter Trygve appointed
    director
  50. 2019-02-14
    COLLINS, Amanda Dawn appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 160 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -12 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Harris
Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest30/08/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Marian Gerardine Keoghceased 12/08/2024· significant influence
  • Mr Ian Vannceased 05/03/2022· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated1986-11-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

22 Eyre Place Lane
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 5EH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (13 active · 68 resigned)

SINCLAIR, Mary Celine
secretary · appointed 2006-09-25
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Active
BOWERMAN, David James
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-09-11
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Active
COX, John Mark
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-05-29
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Active
GRANGER, Neil John
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-02-11
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Active
HARRIS, Ian
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-02-14
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Active
HAYES, Kate
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-11-09
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Active
KELLY, Catherine Fanchea
director · ~70y · appointed 2026-01-20
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Active
MCALLISTER, Kim Louise
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-05-28
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Active
MCGUINNESS, Gareth Joseph
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-03-28
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Active
MCINTYRE, Hazel Jane
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-01-28
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Active
SCOTT, Caroline
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-01-29
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Active
SHETTY, Jayakara
director · ~53y · appointed 2026-01-16
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Active
TYSON, Peter Trygve
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-02-14
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Active
BUSBY, Jon David
secretary · appointed 2005-12-12 · resigned 2006-08-11
Resigned
STUART, Katherine Shearer
secretary · appointed 2003-10-21 · resigned 2005-01-28
Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP
corporate-nominee-secretary · resigned 2003-10-21
Resigned
AINSLIE, Elaine Margaret
director · ~80y · resigned 1991-11-12
Resigned
BLAKENEY, Hazel Ann Joy
director · ~86y · resigned 2012-01-31
Resigned
BLAMIRE, John Graham
director · ~83y · appointed 1996-09-01 · resigned 1997-11-19
Resigned
BLAMIRE, John Graham
director · ~83y · resigned 1993-09-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (241 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-28