COLUMCILLE LIMITED

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SC159925 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1995-08-22

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 steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

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 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). 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

28 officers (8 active, 28 linked, 23 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

115 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand

2025-12-16
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2024-12-30
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2024-01-09
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2023-01-04
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accounts · AA
2022-12-01
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gazette · DISS40
2022-11-22
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gazette · GAZ1
2021-12-15
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accounts · AA
2021-10-27
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officers · AP03
2021-10-27
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officers · TM02
2021-10-25
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REDWOOD, John Murray appointed
secretary
2021-10-25
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DAWSON, Martin resigned
secretary
2020-12-13
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accounts · AA
2020-01-13
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officers · TM01
2019-12-16
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accounts · AA
2019-10-28
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SCOBIE, Patricia Marion resigned
director
2019-08-27
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officers · CH01
2019-08-27
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officers · CH01
2019-08-27
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officers · CH01
2019-08-27
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officers · AP01
2019-02-04
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KONDRACKI, Sara, Dr appointed
director
2018-12-20
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accounts · AA
2018-11-23
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officers · CH01
2018-11-12
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EXTON, Tracey Lee resigned
director
2017-12-04
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O'BRIEN, Susi appointed
director
2017-12-04
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LOWE, Linda Evelyn Joyce resigned
director
2016-04-25
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TREE, Layla appointed
director
2015-12-07
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HANLIN, John appointed
director
2015-12-07
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MUNSTERHJELM, Kristine resigned
director
2014-12-01
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BODDY, Sidney Harold, Dr resigned
director
2014-10-27
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EXTON, Tracey Lee appointed
director
2014-07-07
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ROWLANDS, Lindsey Anne appointed
director
2014-04-28
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HARDIE, Mary Denovan resigned
director
2013-12-02
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MCINTOSH, Ian Mackenzie resigned
director
2009-12-08
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HARDIE, Mary Denovan appointed
director
2009-12-08
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SYME, Andrew John resigned
director
2007-08-14
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LOWE, Linda Evelyn Joyce appointed
director
2007-04-18
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BENNET, Alexander Bruce resigned
director
2006-04-25
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BENNET, Alexander Bruce appointed
director
2005-07-04
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LYALL, Rosalind Mary, Dr resigned
director
2005-06-23
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REED, Jack resigned
director
2005-02-15
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BODDY, Sidney Harold, Dr appointed
director
2004-10-26
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WOOD, Arthur Murdoch Mactaggart resigned
director
2004-06-22
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GOODWIN, Alison appointed
director
2004-06-22
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DAWSON, Martin appointed
secretary
2004-06-22
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WOOD, Arthur Murdoch Mactaggart resigned
secretary
2004-03-09
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MCKEAN, Alan appointed
director
2004-03-09
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EDMONSTONE, Elizabeth Anne resigned
director
2004-03-09
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MCINTOSH, Ian Mackenzie appointed
director
2004-03-09
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SCOBIE, Patricia Marion appointed
director
2004-03-09
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SYME, Andrew John 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

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1995-08-22

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

2 Newbattle Terrace

Edinburgh

Lothian,

EH10 4RT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-20

Last: 2025-09-06