RENFREWSHIRE SOUND TALKING NEWSPAPER FOR THE BLIND

🌳Matureactive

SC219168 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2001-05-15

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£7.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

77 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £7,333

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£7k

↑ 479% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£7.3k	£1.3k
Current assets	—	£1.3k
Net assets	£7.3k	£1.3k

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

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-01-20
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O'DONNELL, Raymond Vincent resigned
director
2026-01-20
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officers · TM01
2026-01-07
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O'DONNELL, Raymond Vincent resigned
secretary
2026-01-07
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-14
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accounts · AA
2025-11-02
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officers · AP01
2025-10-29
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officers · AP01
2025-10-29
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officers · AP01
2025-10-27
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CAMPBELL, James Farrell appointed
director
2025-10-27
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HOGG, Elinor Ann Louise appointed
director
2025-10-27
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MCWHINNIE, Evelyn appointed
director
2024-12-11
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accounts · AA
2023-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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accounts · AA
2021-12-28
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accounts · AA
2021-04-22
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officers · CH01
2021-04-22
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-02
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accounts · AA
2019-12-23
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accounts · AA
2018-12-10
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2013-08-15
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WEIR, Morag resigned
director
2011-01-06
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SPEIRS, Myra Mary resigned
director
2010-02-05
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MCCLURE, Jan resigned
director
2010-02-05
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MCKAY, Mary resigned
director
2010-02-05
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MCRAE, Ken resigned
director
2008-05-11
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MCCLURE, Jan appointed
director
2008-04-01
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MONSON, Jean resigned
director
2006-01-30
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WEIR, Morag appointed
director
2004-09-09
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MCKAY, Mary appointed
director
2004-09-09
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MCRAE, Ken appointed
director
2004-09-09
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SPEIRS, Myra Mary appointed
director
2004-05-17
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CROSSAN, Frances Rose resigned
director
2004-05-17
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FRASER, Kenneth Cameron resigned
director
2004-05-17
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ROSS, Eileen Simpson resigned
director
2003-02-24
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MCINTYRE, Robert resigned
director
2003-02-24
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MONSON, Jean appointed
director
2001-05-15
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Company incorporated
As RENFREWSHIRE SOUND TALKING NEWSPAPER FOR THE BLIND
2001-05-15
➕
GLOVER, Ian Kerr appointed
director
2001-05-15
➕
WEIR, Margaret appointed
director
2001-05-15
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O'DONNELL, Raymond Vincent appointed
secretary
2001-05-15
➕
CROSSAN, Frances Rose appointed
director
2001-05-15
➕
FRASER, Kenneth Cameron appointed
director
2001-05-15
➕
MCINTYRE, Robert appointed
director
2001-05-15
➕
O'DONNELL, Raymond Vincent appointed
director
2001-05-15
➕
ROSS, Eileen Simpson 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

-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 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 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: O'DONNELL, Raymond Vincent resigned 2026-01-07; O'DONNELL, Raymond Vincent resigned 2026-01-20

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Kerr Glover Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	05/02/2017
Mrs Margaret Weir Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1947 · age 79	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	05/02/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Raymond Vincent O'Donnellceased 07/01/2026· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2001-05-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

16 Barscube Terrace

Paisley

Renfrewshire

PA2 6XA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-25

Last: 2026-01-11