SCOTTISH JEWISH ARCHIVES CENTRE

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SC210878 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2000-09-11

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 6.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£120.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Archives activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.9y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

19 officers (9 active, 19 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

90 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £120,531

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£121k

Current Assets

£120k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31
Total assets	£124.4k
Current assets	£119.9k
Net assets	£120.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2025-05-28
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accounts · AA
2024-11-21
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officers · AP01
2024-11-19
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GORDON, Robin appointed
director
2024-11-12
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-12
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-30
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BRODIE, Fiona Louise appointed
secretary
2024-10-30
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KAPLAN, Harvey Lawrence resigned
secretary
2024-07-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-09
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WOLFSON, Dianna resigned
director
2023-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-18
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LEIGHTON, Samuel Paul, Dr appointed
director
2022-05-18
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TOBIAS, Emma Jane appointed
director
2022-05-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-21
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GOLDMAN, Marcia resigned
director
2020-05-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-25
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mortgage · MR01
2019-06-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund
2018-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-01-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-01-16
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WINSTON, Charles resigned
director
2017-09-11
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GOLDMAN, Marcia appointed
director
2016-04-05
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BRODIE, Fiona appointed
director
2016-04-05
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LIVINGSTON, Harvey Mervyn appointed
director
2013-07-23
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SACHARIN, Joseph resigned
director
2008-07-01
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MILLER, Jack Elius, Dr resigned
director
2008-03-26
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HAASE, Deborah appointed
director
2008-03-26
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WINSTON, Charles appointed
director
2008-03-26
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WOLFSON, Dianna appointed
director
2005-12-14
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GLASSER, Danielle resigned
secretary
2005-12-14
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KAPLAN, Harvey Lawrence appointed
secretary
2005-12-14
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COHEN, Natalie resigned
director
2001-09-05
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GLASSER, Danielle appointed
secretary
2001-06-08
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SHAPIRO, Esmee Esther resigned
secretary
2001-06-08
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SHAPIRO, Esmee Esther resigned
director
2000-09-11
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Company incorporated
As SCOTTISH JEWISH ARCHIVES CENTRE
2000-09-11
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COLLINS, Kenneth Edward, Dr appointed
director
2000-09-11
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KAPLAN, Harvey Lawrence appointed
director
2000-09-11
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SHAPIRO, Esmee Esther appointed
secretary
2000-09-11
➕
COHEN, Natalie appointed
director
2000-09-11
➕
MILLER, Jack Elius, Dr appointed
director
2000-09-11
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SACHARIN, Joseph appointed
director
2000-09-11
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SHAPIRO, Esmee Esther appointed
director

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 79 — 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 79 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

Incorporated2000-09-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC91012 — Archives activities

Registered office

129 Hill Street

Glasgow

G3 6UB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-02

Last: 2025-05-19