ACTS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC149886 · ltd · incorporated 1994-03-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.09M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.5y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,091,658

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£375k
Net Worth
£1.1m
Current Assets
£1.4m
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£1.09M
Current assets£1.36M
Cash£374.7k
Debtors£888.8k
Net assets£1.09M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2026-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-11-14
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2018-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-14
    ➕
    MCCULLOCH, Thomas appointed
    director
  17. 2016-06-14
    ➖
    PATTERSON, Charles Breckenridge resigned
    director
  18. 2016-06-14
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Douglas Alan resigned
    director
  19. 2010-06-01
    ➖
    WALSH, Gerard resigned
    director
  20. 2008-03-01
    ➕
    CAMERON, John appointed
    director
  21. 2006-09-17
    ➖
    FLETCHER, Gilbert Walter resigned
    director
  22. 2001-11-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  23. 1999-11-01
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Gilbert Walter appointed
    director
  24. 1999-11-01
    ➕
    WALSH, Gerard appointed
    director
  25. 1999-05-25
    ➕
    MCDONALD, Douglas Fraser appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-05-25
    ➖
    MARMION, Douglas John resigned
    secretary
  27. 1999-05-25
    ➖
    MARMION, Douglas John resigned
    director
  28. 1994-04-06
    ➕
    WALSH, Michael Gerard appointed
    director
  29. 1994-04-06
    ➕
    MARMION, Douglas John appointed
    secretary
  30. 1994-04-06
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1994-04-06
    ➕
    MARMION, Douglas John appointed
    director
  32. 1994-04-06
    ➕
    PATTERSON, Charles Breckenridge appointed
    director
  33. 1994-04-06
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Douglas Alan appointed
    director
  34. 1994-04-06
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1994-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
  36. 1994-03-25
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1994-03-25
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Acts Partnership Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Acts Partnership Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ACTS PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
This company · SC149886

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Acts Partnership Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

15 Woodside Crescent
Glasgow
G3 7UL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

MCDONALD, Douglas Fraser→
secretary · appointed 1999-05-25
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Active
CAMERON, John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-03-01
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Active
MCCULLOCH, Thomas→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-06-14
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Active
WALSH, Michael Gerard→
director · ~71y · appointed 1994-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARMION, Douglas John→
secretary · appointed 1994-04-06 · resigned 1999-05-25
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-03-25 · resigned 1994-04-06
Resigned
FLETCHER, Gilbert Walter→
director · ~85y · appointed 1999-11-01 · resigned 2006-09-17
Resigned
MARMION, Douglas John→
director · ~79y · appointed 1994-04-06 · resigned 1999-05-25
Resigned
PATTERSON, Charles Breckenridge→
director · ~73y · appointed 1994-04-06 · resigned 2016-06-14
Resigned
THOMPSON, Douglas Alan→
director · ~73y · appointed 1994-04-06 · resigned 2016-06-14
Resigned
WALSH, Gerard→
director · ~58y · appointed 1999-11-01 · resigned 2010-06-01
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-03-25 · resigned 1994-04-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property02/11/2001—
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Recent filings (106 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-08