EAST AYRSHIRE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

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SC194707 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-03-22

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 information service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

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

58 officers (9 active, 58 linked, 54 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

180 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

• 3 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (130 events)Click to expand

2026-06-04
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officers · AP01
2026-06-04
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officers · AP01
2026-06-04
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officers · AP01
2026-05-15
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LAMOND, Martina appointed
director
2026-04-29
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FEECHAN, Patrick Hugh appointed
director
2026-04-29
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KINGSTON, Morgan Samuel appointed
director
2025-09-11
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accounts · AA
2025-07-30
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accounts · AA01
2025-07-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-09
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incorporation · MA
2025-07-09
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-04
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accounts · AA
2025-07-03
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BOWMAN, Evelyn Jane appointed
director
2025-04-23
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BEVERIDGE, Nicki appointed
director
2025-04-23
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officers · AP01
2025-04-17
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officers · TM01
2025-04-09
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CLARKE, Marilyn Margaret Falconer resigned
director
2025-04-07
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MICHIE, Graham resigned
director
2025-04-07
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officers · AP03
2025-04-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-31
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FRASER, David Lees appointed
secretary
2025-03-31
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HAMMOND, Sarah resigned
secretary
2025-02-27
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officers · AP01
2025-02-10
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JOHNSTONE, Bradley Thom, Oxley appointed
director
2024-12-19
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-11-12
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address · AD01
2024-11-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-07
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KELLY, John resigned
director
2024-09-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-16
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LEES, Donald resigned
director
2024-07-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-25
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officers · TM01
2024-05-13
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THOMPSON, David resigned
director
2024-04-07
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MORTON, Joseph Mcmurray resigned
director
2023-11-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-09
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LEES, Donald appointed
director
2022-03-09
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THOMPSON, David appointed
director
2021-12-14
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DAWSON, Karen resigned
director
2021-12-14
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MELDRUM, Donald resigned
director
2021-01-26
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MELDRUM, Donald appointed
director
2019-09-19
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LEES, Donald Mcgleish resigned
director
2019-09-19
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REID, Barbara resigned
director
2018-09-18
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CUNINGHAME, Rose-Ann resigned
director
2018-09-18
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LENNIE, Andrew resigned
director
2017-10-25
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LENNIE, Andrew appointed
director
2017-10-25
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REID, Barbara appointed
director
2017-08-28
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MANYIKA, Grace Chipo resigned
director
2017-05-10
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ROBSON, Fiona Alison appointed
director
2017-04-07
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MCPHERSON, David resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 130 events

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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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-limited-exemption

Incorporated1999-03-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

66 Portland Street

Kilmarnock

KA1 1JG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last: 2025-06-16