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SC212773 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2000-11-10

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 25.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

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

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Sector: Human health & social work

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. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.2y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 25.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

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

Directors & officers

18 officers (7 active, 18 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

101 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2025-11-03
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officers · TM01
2025-11-01
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COOK, Clare resigned
director
2025-09-18
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officers · AP01
2025-09-15
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BLAIR, Helen, Mrs. appointed
director
2025-09-10
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accounts · AA
2024-09-18
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accounts · AA
2023-09-15
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officers · AP01
2023-09-14
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accounts · AA
2023-09-04
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AITKEN, Elsie appointed
director
2022-09-22
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accounts · AA
2021-10-01
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accounts · AA
2021-02-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-15
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officers · CH01
2020-09-18
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officers · AP01
2020-09-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-14
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COOK, Clare appointed
director
2020-09-14
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ROY, Stephen resigned
director
2019-09-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-09-24
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accounts · AA
2017-09-05
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OMALE, Sams Arome appointed
director
2017-09-05
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MURRAY, Margaret resigned
director
2015-09-15
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ROY, Stephen appointed
director
2015-09-15
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SMITH, Andrew resigned
director
2014-12-31
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GIBB, Heather resigned
director
2014-12-31
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GILCHRIST, Julie resigned
director
2014-09-30
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CURLE, George resigned
director
2011-09-27
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GIBB, Heather appointed
director
2010-06-01
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DARROCH, Richard John Gilmour, Rev resigned
director
2009-09-15
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GILCHRIST, Julie appointed
director
2009-09-15
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ROY, Stephen resigned
director
2007-09-18
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COOK, Margaret Mcalpine appointed
director
2007-09-18
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DARROCH, Richard John Gilmour, Rev appointed
director
2007-09-18
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MURRAY, Margaret appointed
director
2007-09-18
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ROY, Stephen appointed
director
2006-08-25
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YOUNG, Marlyn Walker appointed
director
2004-08-01
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SNEDDON & CO (TRUSTEES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2001-03-28
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Charge registered #1
Lender: West Lothian Council
2001-03-26
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SMITH, Andrew appointed
director
2001-03-05
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COOK, Robert Lambie appointed
secretary
2000-11-10
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Company incorporated
As ANSWER PROJECT
2000-11-10
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COOK, Robert Lambie appointed
director
2000-11-10
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SNEDDON & CO (TRUSTEES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2000-11-10
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CURLE, George appointed
director
2000-11-10
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2000-11-10
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

Incorporated2000-11-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

C/O Brian Maloney

15a West End West Calder

West Lothian

EH55 8EH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-21

Last: 2025-11-07