MCSENCE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC129794 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1991-02-06

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 27.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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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 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.6y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 27.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

59 officers (10 active, 59 linked, 52 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

183 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 change-of-constitution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (133 events)Click to expand

2026-05-01
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officers · AP01
2026-02-24
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MACARTHUR, Stuart appointed
director
2026-01-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-15
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2026-01-15
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-10
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PATERSON, John resigned
director
2025-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
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officers · AP01
2024-08-28
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MORRISON, Theresa appointed
director
2024-03-23
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mortgage · MR04
2024-03-23
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Charge satisfied #5
2024-03-18
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officers · AP01
2024-02-27
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OLLEY, Christopher George Frederick appointed
director
2023-12-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
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officers · TM01
2023-06-18
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DENLI, Dogan resigned
director
2023-03-06
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officers · AP01
2023-01-14
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PATERSON, John appointed
director
2023-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-31
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DENLI, Dogan appointed
director
2022-02-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-15
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CASSELLS, Barry appointed
director
2021-12-17
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MCDONALD, Anne Ct resigned
director
2021-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-11-30
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HILL, Sharon Margaret appointed
director
2019-11-30
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HARRIS, Christopher resigned
director
2018-11-24
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EDMONDS, David William resigned
director
2018-11-24
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MORELAND, Colin Beattie resigned
director
2016-02-02
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MORRISON, Kevin resigned
director
2015-10-31
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MCDONALD, Anne Ct appointed
director
2015-10-31
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MORELAND, Colin Beattie appointed
director
2015-10-31
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MORRISON, Kevin appointed
director
2015-10-31
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MURPHY, James resigned
director
2013-12-23
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Triodos Bank Nv
2013-11-26
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SHAW, Albert resigned
director
2013-11-23
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MAXWELL, David Caven resigned
director
2013-11-23
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PATERSON, Alan resigned
director
2013-11-23
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RODGER, Williamina Shaw resigned
director
2011-04-26
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PATERSON, Scott appointed
secretary
2011-04-26
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PATERSON, Alan resigned
secretary
2011-04-01
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TANNERHILL, Brian Thomas resigned
director
2011-01-25
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MORELAND, Colin Beattie resigned
director
2011-01-25
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TANNERHILL, Brian Thomas appointed
director
2010-01-26
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HARRIS, Christopher appointed
director
2010-01-26
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MAXWELL, David Caven appointed
director

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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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

Incorporated1991-02-06

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

Mcsence Business Enterprise Park

32 Sycamore Road

Mayfield, Dalkeith

Midlothian

EH22 5TA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-20

Last: 2026-02-06