SCOTTISH SOCIETY FOR COMPUTERS AND LAW

🌳Matureactive

SC210310 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2000-08-24

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.

🔒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: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

28 officers (9 active, 28 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

127 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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand

2026-01-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-27
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GRANT, Stephen Ross appointed
secretary
2025-10-27
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ROBERTSON, George Colin resigned
director
2025-10-27
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-06
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CAMPBELL, Ross appointed
director
2025-02-06
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CONNOLLY, Monica Louise resigned
director
2024-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-04
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CREE, Murray James appointed
director
2023-08-31
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CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2023-05-05
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GOURLAY, David Mcrae appointed
director
2023-05-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-14
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-04-14
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-16
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DUNCAN, Euan Findlay resigned
director
2022-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-29
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GRANT, Stephen Ross appointed
director
2021-06-29
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MCDADE, Kevin appointed
director
2021-06-29
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CONNOLLY, Monica Louise appointed
director
2021-06-29
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GOODBRAND, David James resigned
director
2021-05-31
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MARSHALL, Alison resigned
director
2020-10-23
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RICHMOND, Lynn resigned
director
2019-10-29
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BUCHAN, Robert resigned
director
2013-03-12
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CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2012-12-04
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MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2012-08-22
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DUNCAN, Euan Findlay appointed
director
2012-08-22
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GOODBRAND, David James appointed
director
2012-08-22
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HULME, Colin James Kennedy resigned
director
2012-08-22
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ROBERTSON, George Colin appointed
director
2011-12-07
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MOTION, Paul Robert resigned
director
2010-12-09
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BUCHAN, Robert appointed
director
2009-12-03
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MARSHALL, Alison appointed
director
2008-08-20
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HULME, Colin James Kennedy appointed
director
2008-08-20
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RICHMOND, Lynn appointed
director
2007-01-16
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FORSYTH, John Francis appointed
director
2006-08-25
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COLQUHOUN, Rosemary Hain Miller resigned
director
2006-07-11
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FAIRLIE, Andrew resigned
director
2005-08-31
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MORTON FRASER resigned
corporate-secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 68 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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2000-08-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie Llp

12 Hope Street

Edinburgh

EH2 4DB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-07

Last: 2025-08-24