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SC146212 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1993-08-31

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 information service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

83 officers (11 active, 83 linked, 81 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

235 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

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (178 events)Click to expand

2026-03-12
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CUNNINGHAM, Scott appointed
director
2026-03-12
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officers · AP01
2026-03-10
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officers · CH01
2026-01-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-04
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officers · AP01
2025-12-04
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officers · TM01
2025-11-19
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KALASHNIKOVA, Anna appointed
director
2025-11-19
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MCADAM, Robbie appointed
director
2025-11-19
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KAUR, Kurim resigned
director
2025-09-18
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officers · AP01
2025-09-18
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officers · AP01
2025-09-18
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officers · TM01
2025-09-18
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officers · TM01
2025-09-16
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MCKECHNIE, Aileen Mary appointed
director
2025-09-16
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HUSSAIN, Rasham resigned
director
2025-09-16
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KAUR, Kurim appointed
director
2025-09-16
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MCTAGGART, Anne Margaret resigned
director
2025-09-05
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accounts · AA
2024-10-03
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officers · AP01
2024-10-03
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2024-09-20
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BIRD, William Jordan appointed
director
2024-09-20
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IRONS, Cameron Michael appointed
director
2024-09-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-25
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HAMID, Farah resigned
director
2024-06-25
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officers · TM01
2024-05-08
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2024-05-03
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HENDERSON, Andrew Siam resigned
director
2024-04-19
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officers · TM01
2024-04-16
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CULLEN, Michael Anthony John Joseph, Councillor resigned
director
2023-09-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
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officers · AP01
2023-05-17
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BLACKFORD, Paul appointed
director
2022-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-30
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2022-09-14
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VIRDEE, Trishna appointed
director
2022-09-14
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CHUDY, Vincent William Kinnear resigned
secretary
2022-09-14
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HENDERSON, Andrew Siam appointed
director
2022-09-14
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HORNE, Murray Jonh resigned
director
2022-01-18
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CHUDY, Vincent William Kinnear resigned
director
2021-09-15
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HAMID, Farah appointed
director
2021-09-15
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IQBAL, Humaira resigned
director
2021-01-27
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MILLS, Anne Georgina resigned
director
2019-10-21
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HUSSAIN, Rasham appointed
director
2019-10-21
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IQBAL, Humaira appointed
director
2019-03-01
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MCTAGGART, Anne Margaret appointed
director
2018-09-19
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FINDLAY, Bryce Luke resigned
director
2018-07-03
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CULLEN, Michael Anthony John Joseph, Councillor appointed
director
2018-04-18
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KILGOUR, Maureen appointed
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

-11 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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

medium

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

Evidence: HUSSAIN, Rasham resigned 2025-09-16; KAUR, Kurim resigned 2025-11-19; MCTAGGART, Anne Margaret resigned 2025-09-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Vincent William Kinnear Chudy Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75	—	—	board controlboard control	28/08/2016

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated1993-08-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Mitchell Library 3rd Floor

201 North Street

Glasgow

G3 7DN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-11

Last: 2025-08-28