THE CHILDREN'S PARLIAMENT

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SC170891 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1996-12-24

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

78/100

Strong

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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 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (51/100)

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

50 officers (8 active, 50 linked, 48 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

180 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

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (114 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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officers · TM01
2026-02-24
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LOUGHTON, John, Dr resigned
director
2026-01-07
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accounts · AA
2025-03-31
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officers · AP01
2025-03-31
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officers · AP01
2025-03-31
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officers · AP01
2025-02-19
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BLACK, Scott Alexander appointed
director
2025-02-19
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MCCLYMONT, Jack appointed
director
2025-02-19
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LOUGHTON, John, Dr appointed
director
2025-02-18
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officers · AP01
2025-01-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-03
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officers · TM01
2025-01-03
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officers · TM01
2024-12-02
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officers · TM02
2024-11-30
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J & H MITCHELL WS resigned
corporate-secretary
2024-11-26
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HANNA, Amy, Dr appointed
director
2024-11-26
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HUNT, Gillian resigned
director
2024-11-26
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MACGILLIVRAY, Clare resigned
director
2024-11-26
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WRIGHT, Stephenie resigned
director
2024-10-22
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address · AD01
2024-01-09
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officers · AP01
2024-01-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-15
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MCLEISH, Brian appointed
director
2023-10-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
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officers · TM01
2023-09-12
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HARRIS, Juliet resigned
director
2022-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-14
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HENDERSON, Ann Davina appointed
director
2022-09-14
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CAMERON, David Stephen resigned
director
2022-09-14
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JOHNSON, David Ralph resigned
director
2022-09-14
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SMITH, Kate Susan resigned
director
2021-12-07
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MUIR, Kenneth Blair appointed
director
2021-10-06
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JOLLY, Maxine Ruth appointed
director
2020-12-01
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BEVERIDGE, Laura Elizabeth resigned
director
2019-12-05
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ROSS, Alastair Fowler appointed
director
2019-10-31
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SHER, Jonathan Paul, Dr resigned
director
2019-08-15
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WRIGHT, Stephenie appointed
director
2019-07-09
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STUART, Ninian John Chrichton resigned
director
2019-06-17
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FERRIS, Mairi Clare resigned
director
2019-04-17
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MACGILLIVRAY, Clare appointed
director
2019-01-14
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CARNOCHAN, John resigned
director
2018-12-03
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BEVERIDGE, Laura Elizabeth appointed
director
2018-08-10
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FITZSIMMONS, Graeme resigned
director
2018-08-02
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MILNE, Dona Margaret resigned
director
2018-03-06
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FITZSIMMONS, Graeme appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 114 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 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

Incorporated1996-12-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Summerhall

Edinburgh

EH9 1PL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-07

Last: 2025-12-24