BIPOLAR SCOTLAND
🌳Matureactive
SC163306 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-02-12
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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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). 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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
78 officers (7 active, 78 linked, 69 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
221 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (172 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-16➕MITCHELL, Maja appointedsecretary
- 2026-01-16📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-01-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-12-31➖LAIDLAW, Jayne resignedsecretary
- 2025-12-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-17➖BUCKINGHAM, Mark-Paul, Dr resigneddirector
- 2025-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-24➕WHITESIDE, Conner Paul appointeddirector
- 2025-09-17➕BROWNE, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2025-09-17➕SWANN, James Robert appointeddirector
- 2025-05-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-06➖MCGINTY, Helen Frances resigneddirector
- 2025-03-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-21➖REID, David Anthony resigneddirector
- 2024-11-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-25➕WILKINSON, Joyce Elizabeth, Dr appointeddirector
- 2024-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-26➕REID, David Anthony appointeddirector
- 2023-12-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-11➖JOHNSTON, Gordon Antony resigneddirector
- 2023-11-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-24➖BENSON, Clive Edwin Peel resigneddirector
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-01➕BENSON, Clive Edwin Peel appointeddirector
- 2023-09-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-29➕REID, Victoria, Dr appointeddirector
- 2023-06-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-17➖MACKAY, Christopher Andrew resigneddirector
- 2023-06-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-06-06➕LAIDLAW, Jayne appointedsecretary
- 2023-06-06➖WATT, Clifford Miller resignedsecretary
- 2023-04-21➖PORTER, Tog resigneddirector
- 2022-12-20➖BLACK, Aimee Michelle resigneddirector
- 2022-12-19➕FEARFULL, Anne, Dr appointeddirector
- 2022-12-19➕PORTER, Tog appointeddirector
- 2022-09-09➖CAIRNS, Alison Jean resignedsecretary
- 2022-09-09➕WATT, Clifford Miller appointedsecretary
- 2022-08-31➖GILBERT, Hazel resigneddirector
- 2022-08-22➖FEARFULL, Anne, Dr resigneddirector
- 2022-06-06➖PORTER, Tog resigneddirector
- 2022-04-23➖O'DOHERTY, Rose Maria Teresa resigneddirector
- 2021-10-02➖COWIE, Marian, Reverend resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 172 events
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: LAIDLAW, Jayne resigned 2025-12-31; BUCKINGHAM, Mark-Paul, Dr resigned 2025-11-17; MCGINTY, Helen Frances resigned 2025-05-06
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1996-02-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
Studio 10, Anchor One
7 Thread Street
Paisley
PA1 1JR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12
Officers (7 active · 71 resigned)
Active
BROWNE, Jennifer→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2025-09-17
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FEARFULL, Anne, Dr→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2022-12-19
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REID, Victoria, Dr→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-08-29
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SWANN, James Robert→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2025-09-17
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WHITESIDE, Conner Paul→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2025-09-24
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WILKINSON, Joyce Elizabeth, Dr→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-11-25
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CAIRNS, Alison Jean→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-10-05 · resigned 2022-09-09
CAMPBELL, Kenneth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-02-01 · resigned 2000-11-02
HERRING, Stewart Martin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-02-26 · resigned 2009-09-19
LAIDLAW, Jayne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-06-06 · resigned 2025-12-31
MANDEL, Adrian Jonathan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-04-22 · resigned 1998-05-13
PATERSON, Robert Allan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-02-12 · resigned 1996-04-04
TOTTEN, Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-11-02 · resigned 2002-02-22
WATT, Clifford Miller→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-09-09 · resigned 2023-06-06
ATIYAH, David Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-09-22 · resigned 2010-01-18
BAIN, John Rae Allan→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2013-09-14 · resigned 2014-04-14
BASHOW, Karen Hunter→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1996-06-24 · resigned 1997-02-04
BELL, Daphne→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1998-05-13 · resigned 1999-03-08
BENSON, Clive Edwin Peel→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2023-10-01 · resigned 2023-11-24
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Recent filings (221 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09