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SC140214 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1992-09-11

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

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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

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

35 officers (14 active, 35 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

172 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (78 events)Click to expand

2026-03-20
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2025-12-08
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officers · TM01
2025-12-03
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O'HARE, Bernadette resigned
director
2025-11-07
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officers · TM01
2025-11-06
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CAMPBELL, Niall Gordon resigned
director
2025-11-03
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officers · TM01
2025-11-02
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RUSSELL, Aimee resigned
director
2025-10-17
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officers · TM01
2025-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
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HUNTER, Sarah Diana Elizabeth resigned
director
2024-04-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-05
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officers · CH01
2023-10-10
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officers · AP01
2023-10-10
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2023-10-10
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officers · TM01
2023-10-10
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officers · TM01
2023-10-09
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KINN, Susan Rochelle appointed
director
2023-10-09
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NAIRN, Siobhan Marie appointed
director
2023-10-09
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HOLMES, Peter Henry, Professor resigned
director
2023-10-09
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MCLEOD, Malcolm Donald, Professor resigned
director
2023-05-04
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officers · AP01
2023-03-03
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accounts · AA
2022-10-22
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O'HARE, Bernadette appointed
director
2022-10-19
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officers · CH01
2022-06-16
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2022-06-15
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2022-06-14
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2022-06-14
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2022-06-14
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2022-06-14
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2021-03-05
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RUSSELL, Aimee appointed
director
2020-10-12
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DICKINSON, Aileen appointed
director
2020-07-27
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HUNTER, Sarah Diana Elizabeth appointed
director
2020-07-13
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GARSIDE, Paul appointed
director
2020-04-20
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WEAVER, Lawrence Trevelyan, Professor resigned
director
2019-12-31
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CROMPTON, David William Thomasson resigned
director
2019-07-09
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KERR, John Olav, Lord Kerr Of Kinlochard appointed
director
2019-01-14
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SAVIOLI, Francesca, Dr appointed
director
2018-07-09
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CROMPTON, Virginia Caroline, Dr resigned
director
2018-05-31
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PATERSON, Graham resigned
director
2017-11-06
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DENTONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2017-11-06
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BLAND, Ruth, Dr appointed
director
2017-11-06
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SIMPSON, Richard, Dr appointed
director
2017-11-06
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
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2017-07-04
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ALCORN, Nicola, Dr resigned
director
2016-12-05
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SAVIOLI, Francesca, Dr resigned
director
2015-07-06
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ADDO, Ama, Dr appointed
director
2015-07-06
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CROMPTON, Virginia Caroline, Dr appointed
director
2015-07-06
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SAVIOLI, Francesca, Dr appointed
director
2014-09-02
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SMITH, Lorraine Nancy, Professor resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-13 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

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Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CAMPBELL, Niall Gordon resigned 2025-11-06; O'HARE, Bernadette resigned 2025-12-03; RUSSELL, Aimee resigned 2025-11-02

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1992-09-11

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

1 George Square

Glasgow

G2 1AL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-25

Last: 2025-09-11