COATBRIDGE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

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SC194748 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-03-29

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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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 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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 (11 active, 58 linked, 52 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

167 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

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (126 events)Click to expand

2025-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-02-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-18
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GIBSON, Joanne resigned
director
2024-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
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MCARTHUR, Martin appointed
director
2024-11-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-07
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MAHON, Janet Isabel resigned
director
2024-06-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-03
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MCANULTY, Julie Patricia resigned
director
2023-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-13
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PATERSON, Michelle appointed
director
2023-04-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-18
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KANE, James resigned
director
2023-03-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-02-14
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MAHON, Janet Isabel appointed
director
2022-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
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CASTLES, Mary resigned
director
2021-12-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-03
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GIBSON, Joanne appointed
director
2021-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-04
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-04-28
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CASTLES, Mary appointed
director
2021-04-22
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MELVIN, Jim appointed
secretary
2020-03-11
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DOIG, Heather appointed
director
2020-03-11
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HEPBURN, Ann resigned
director
2020-03-11
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MARTIN, Patrick resigned
director
2020-03-11
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MCANULTY, Julie Patricia appointed
director
2020-03-11
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WATT, Isobel resigned
director
2020-01-28
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MCINTOSH, Robert resigned
director
2019-04-29
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LAVERY, Sarah Mcauley Andrew resigned
director
2018-06-25
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KANE, James appointed
director
2017-08-04
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BOYD, Evelyn Mackay resigned
secretary
2017-08-04
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BOYD, Evelyn Mackay resigned
director
2017-06-01
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CLARKE, Thomas, Sir appointed
director
2017-06-01
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EWING, Margaret Denmark appointed
director
2017-06-01
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MC DONNELL, Patricia Bernadette appointed
director
2017-02-27
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DOODY, Edmund resigned
director
2017-02-14
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CULLY, Anne Elizabeth resigned
director
2017-02-14
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CULLY, Tom Gerard resigned
director
2016-10-04
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MCINTOSH, Robert appointed
director
2016-04-06
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MCDONALD, William Black appointed
director
2016-03-24
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KANE, James resigned
director

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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

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — 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 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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

Incorporated1999-03-29

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

Unit 10 Fountain Business Centre

Ellis Street

Coatbridge

Lanarkshire

ML5 3AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-12

Last: 2026-03-29