THEWEL

🌳Matureactive
SC169169 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-10-18
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-10-18
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    BIRT, Audrey Love resigned
    director
  5. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-10-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-11-14
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    LYON, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  18. 2013-11-14
    ➕
    BIRT, Audrey Love appointed
    director
  19. 2009-02-13
    ➕
    LYON, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-01-05
    ➖
    CLARKE, Karen resigned
    secretary
  21. 1999-03-29
    ➕
    CLARKE, Karen appointed
    secretary
  22. 1999-02-08
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Stephen Graham appointed
    director
  23. 1999-02-01
    ➕
    MCGURK, John appointed
    director
  24. 1999-01-20
    ➖
    LECKRIDGE, Robert William, Doctor resigned
    secretary
  25. 1996-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As THEWEL
  26. 1996-10-18
    ➕
    REILLY, David Paul, Dr appointed
    director
  27. 1996-10-18
    ➕
    FOOT, Leigh appointed
    nominee-secretary
  28. 1996-10-18
    ➖
    FOOT, Leigh resigned
    nominee-secretary
  29. 1996-10-18
    ➕
    LECKRIDGE, Robert William, Doctor appointed
    secretary
  30. 1996-10-18
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    nominee-director
  31. 1996-10-18
    ➖
    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    nominee-director
  32. 1996-10-18
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    nominee-director
  33. 1996-10-18
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr David Paul Reilly
Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence18/10/2016

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
Incorporated1996-10-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

The Granary Home Farm
Kinloss
Moray
IV36 3TL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

MCGURK, John→
director · ~71y · appointed 1999-02-01
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Active
REILLY, David Paul, Dr→
director · ~71y · appointed 1996-10-18
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Active
WRIGHT, Stephen Graham→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Karen→
secretary · appointed 1999-03-29 · resigned 2009-01-05
Resigned
FOOT, Leigh→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-10-18 · resigned 1996-10-18
Resigned
LECKRIDGE, Robert William, Doctor→
secretary · appointed 1996-10-18 · resigned 1999-01-20
Resigned
LYON, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-13 · resigned 2013-11-14
Resigned
BIRT, Audrey Love→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-11-14 · resigned 2024-10-18
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
nominee-director · ~56y · appointed 1996-10-18 · resigned 1996-10-18
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 1996-10-18 · resigned 1996-10-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-19