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🌳Matureactive

SC181922 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-01-05

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 service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

22 officers (4 active, 22 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

85 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2026-04-08
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2026-01-21
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2025-11-03
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officers · AP01
2025-10-12
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RAFFERTY, Claire appointed
director
2025-03-19
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accounts · AA
2024-03-27
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accounts · AA
2023-01-11
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2022-03-31
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2021-05-14
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2020-01-03
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2019-03-12
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2018-03-26
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2017-01-13
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2016-04-19
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2016-04-08
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annual-return · AR01
2015-02-17
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accounts · AA
2006-09-27
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MACKINNON, Shona Elizabeth resigned
director
2004-08-09
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DOUGLAS, Alison Elizabeth resigned
director
2003-09-15
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WATSON, Karin appointed
secretary
2003-09-15
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MALIN, Glenda resigned
secretary
2003-09-01
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DOUGLAS, Alison Elizabeth appointed
director
2003-08-04
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MCCULLOCH, Shirley Anne resigned
director
2003-05-14
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BRANNEY, Katrina resigned
director
2003-05-07
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JORDAN, Christopher resigned
director
2003-01-20
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MALIN, Glenda appointed
secretary
2003-01-06
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NELSON, Elaine Catherine resigned
secretary
2002-06-01
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WISHART, Ian David appointed
director
2002-02-05
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BRANNEY, Katrina appointed
director
2001-12-10
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MACKINNON, Shona Elizabeth appointed
director
2001-11-15
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JORDAN, Christopher appointed
director
2001-10-01
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NICOL, Sylvia resigned
director
2001-10-01
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NISBET, Elizabeth resigned
director
2001-10-01
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TULLIUS, Elaine resigned
director
2001-10-01
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TULLIUS, Michael resigned
director
2001-10-01
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WALLS, Sharon Marie resigned
director
2000-12-04
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MCCULLOCH, Garry resigned
director
2000-11-16
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NELSON, Elaine Catherine appointed
secretary
2000-11-16
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NISBET, Elizabeth appointed
director
2000-11-16
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TULLIUS, Michael appointed
director
2000-07-01
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MCILHINNEY, Emma Margaret resigned
secretary
2000-01-11
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WEST, Laura appointed
director
1999-10-31
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HAMILTON, Pamela resigned
director
1999-10-25
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KIRKPATRICK, Dawn Mary resigned
director
1999-10-25
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SAMUELS, John resigned
director
1999-10-25
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WALLS, Sharon Marie appointed
director
1999-03-22
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TULLIUS, Elaine appointed
director
1998-12-24
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RUDDICK, Michael Craig resigned
director
1998-03-30
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MCCULLOCH, Shirley Anne appointed
director
1998-03-30
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NICOL, Sylvia appointed
director
1998-01-26
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HAMILTON, Pamela appointed
director

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Owner dependency

68/100

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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian David Wishart Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	28/12/2016
Mrs Laura West Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	28/12/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Karin Watsonceased 21/01/2026· significant influence

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

Incorporated1998-01-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

North West Resource Centre

College Drive

Dumfries

DG2 0BX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-19

Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (4 active · 18 resigned)

WATSON, Karin→

secretary · appointed 2003-09-15

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Active

RAFFERTY, Claire→

director · ~54y · appointed 2025-10-12

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Active

WEST, Laura→

director · ~58y · appointed 2000-01-11

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Active

WISHART, Ian David→

director · ~64y · appointed 2002-06-01

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Active

MALIN, Glenda→

secretary · appointed 2003-01-20 · resigned 2003-09-15

Resigned

MCILHINNEY, Emma Margaret→

secretary · appointed 1998-01-05 · resigned 2000-07-01

Resigned

NELSON, Elaine Catherine→

secretary · appointed 2000-11-16 · resigned 2003-01-06

Resigned

BRANNEY, Katrina→

director · ~56y · appointed 2002-02-05 · resigned 2003-05-14

Resigned

DOUGLAS, Alison Elizabeth→

director · ~61y · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2004-08-09

Resigned

HAMILTON, Pamela→

director · ~69y · appointed 1998-01-26 · resigned 1999-10-31

Resigned

JORDAN, Christopher→

director · ~61y · appointed 2001-11-15 · resigned 2003-05-07

Resigned

KIRKPATRICK, Dawn Mary→

director · ~66y · appointed 1998-01-05 · resigned 1999-10-25

Resigned

MACKINNON, Shona Elizabeth→

director · ~66y · appointed 2001-12-10 · resigned 2006-09-27

Resigned

MCCULLOCH, Garry→

director · ~62y · appointed 1998-01-05 · resigned 2000-12-04

Resigned

MCCULLOCH, Shirley Anne→

director · ~59y · appointed 1998-03-30 · resigned 2003-08-04

Resigned

NICOL, Sylvia→

director · ~60y · appointed 1998-03-30 · resigned 2001-10-01

Resigned

NISBET, Elizabeth→

director · ~59y · appointed 2000-11-16 · resigned 2001-10-01

Resigned

RUDDICK, Michael Craig→

director · ~63y · appointed 1998-01-26 · resigned 1998-12-24

Resigned

SAMUELS, John→

director · ~69y · appointed 1998-01-05 · resigned 1999-10-25

Resigned

TULLIUS, Elaine→

director · ~69y · appointed 1999-03-22 · resigned 2001-10-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

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2026-04-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-26

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-01-21

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officers · AP01

2025-11-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-05-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-02-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-01-16