EAST AYRSHIRE ADVOCACY SERVICES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC218532 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-04-26
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
28 officers (5 active, 28 linked, 23 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-03➖CLARK, Neill resigneddirector
- 2025-09-22📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2025-09-22📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-09-18📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2025-09-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-09-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-09-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-25➕BROADHURST, Ian appointeddirector
- 2024-07-31➖WILSON, Lesley Anne resigneddirector
- 2024-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-27➕CLARK, Neill appointeddirector
- 2024-05-27➖STEWART, Craig resigneddirector
- 2023-08-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-25➖HOWAT, Robert Alistair resigneddirector
- 2023-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-12➖KERR, Fraser James resigneddirector
- 2023-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-22➕HILTON, Evelyn appointeddirector
- 2023-02-22➕STEWART, Craig appointeddirector
- 2022-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-08-18➖JARDINE, Mary Kathleen resigneddirector
- 2020-12-30➖WILLIAMSON, Margaret resigneddirector
- 2020-02-19➕KERR, Fraser James appointeddirector
- 2017-10-18➕WILSON, Lesley Anne appointeddirector
- 2017-08-18➖MURPHY, James Douglas resigneddirector
- 2016-08-24➕JARDINE, Mary Kathleen appointeddirector
- 2015-08-11➖MCGLONE, Karen Anne resigneddirector
- 2014-01-15➕MURPHY, James Douglas appointeddirector
- 2014-01-15➕WILLIAMSON, Margaret appointeddirector
- 2013-10-09➖ROY, Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2013-10-09➖ROY, Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2012-03-01➖CAMERON, James Gordon Samuel resigneddirector
- 2011-02-09➕CAMERON, James Gordon Samuel appointeddirector
- 2010-03-10➕ROY, Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2010-03-10➕ROY, Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2009-11-11➖LOVE, Norman Rodger resignedsecretary
- 2009-11-11➖LOVE, Norman Rodger resigneddirector
- 2009-05-13➖BROWN, David Campbell resigneddirector
- 2009-02-11➖BROWN, Catherine resigneddirector
- 2009-01-14➖WILLIAMS, Robert resigneddirector
- 2008-06-11➖BLACK, Allison resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 72 events
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2001-04-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Registered office
20 Lindsay Street
Kilmarnock
East Ayrshire
KA1 2BB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-10
Last: 2026-04-26
Officers (5 active · 23 resigned)
BLACK, Allison→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2001-04-26
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BROADHURST, Ian→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-09-25
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CLARK, Irene→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2001-10-22
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HILTON, Evelyn→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2023-02-22
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WILSON, Jean→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2001-11-07
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BLACK, Allison→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-04-26 · resigned 2008-06-11
LOVE, Norman Rodger→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-06-11 · resigned 2009-11-11
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-26 · resigned 2001-04-26
BROWN, Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~106y · appointed 2001-10-22 · resigned 2009-02-11
BROWN, David Campbell→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2001-04-26 · resigned 2009-05-13
CAMERON, James Gordon Samuel→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2011-02-09 · resigned 2012-03-01
CLARK, Neill→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-05-27 · resigned 2026-02-03
EGGO, Hilary Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2001-10-22 · resigned 2005-10-31
HOWAT, Robert Alistair→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2004-08-03 · resigned 2023-07-25
JARDINE, Mary Kathleen→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2016-08-24 · resigned 2021-08-18
KERR, Fraser James→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2020-02-19 · resigned 2023-04-12
LOVE, Norman Rodger→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2006-02-15 · resigned 2009-11-11
MCGLONE, Karen Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-08-03 · resigned 2015-08-11
MURPHY, James Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2014-01-15 · resigned 2017-08-18
ROY, Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-03-10 · resigned 2013-10-09
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Recent filings (112 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-06
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-09-22
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-22
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-09-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-07