PERTH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

🌳Matureactive

SC153915 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1994-10-27

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.

Why now

Window closing · medium confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 85 → 90

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

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

73 officers (8 active, 73 linked, 67 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

208 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (160 events)Click to expand

2026-07-06
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officers · CH01
2026-07-06
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officers · CH01
2026-07-06
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officers · CH01
2026-04-17
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officers · CH01
2026-01-16
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officers · AP01
2026-01-16
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officers · AP01
2025-11-28
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COOPER, Philip Allan appointed
director
2025-11-28
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HENDERSON, Andrew Siam appointed
director
2025-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
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officers · TM01
2025-07-07
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JOINER, Megan Catherine resigned
director
2025-03-20
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officers · TM01
2025-03-17
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ABERCROMBIE, David resigned
director
2025-02-25
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address · AD01
2024-11-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
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officers · TM01
2024-07-31
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ROWE, Christopher Gordon resigned
director
2023-11-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-11-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-10
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WIPAT, Angela Patricia resigned
director
2023-10-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-20
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officers · AP01
2023-05-31
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STEVENSON, Dominic John appointed
director
2023-05-31
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WALKER, Maria Clare appointed
director
2023-02-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-07
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COBBAN, Hannah Jane, Dr resigned
director
2022-10-13
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officers · AP01
2022-10-13
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officers · AP01
2022-09-28
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CRAWFORD, Colin Anthony appointed
director
2022-09-28
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STASYTE, Laura appointed
director
2022-09-26
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HORNSBY, Stephen Bernard resigned
director
2022-07-11
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MCLEOD, Christine Whyte resigned
director
2022-03-04
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MACINTOSH, Ann Leigh, Professor resigned
director
2022-01-05
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MCGINLEY, Stephen resigned
director
2020-10-29
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JOINER, Megan Catherine appointed
director
2020-08-17
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WILSON, Finella Marjorie resigned
director
2020-07-30
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HORNSBY, Stephen Bernard appointed
director
2020-06-19
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NEILSON-ADAMS, Jane appointed
secretary
2020-06-19
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WATTS, Sandra Rosemary resigned
secretary
2020-05-25
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MACGREGOR, Penelope Ann resigned
director
2020-05-18
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HIRSTWOOD, Kenneth resigned
director
2020-04-27
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ROBERTSON, Magdalena resigned
director
2020-04-07
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FLEMING, Peter William Smail resigned
director
2020-03-23
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COBBAN, Hannah Jane, Dr appointed
director
2020-03-23
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ROWE, Christopher Gordon appointed
director
2020-03-12
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KENNEDY, Samuel resigned
director
2019-07-24
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ROBERTSON, Magdalena appointed
director
2018-12-05
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MCGINLEY, Stephen 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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1994-10-27

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

5 South St. Johns Place

Perth

PH1 5SU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-20

Last: 2026-07-06