ASBESTOS ACTION (TAYSIDE)

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SC231615 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2002-05-16

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: Other information service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

86900Other human health activities

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

25 officers (6 active, 25 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

102 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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand

2026-03-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-28
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BOYLE, Maralyn Thomson appointed
director
2025-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
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KELLIE, Ian William resigned
director
2023-09-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-07
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-28
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MURRAY, Iain Mcgregor appointed
secretary
2023-07-28
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RATTRAY, Nancy resigned
secretary
2023-07-28
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RATTRAY, Nancy resigned
director
2022-09-28
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
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ROBINSON, Beth appointed
director
2022-09-07
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LINDSAY, Graham Wilson resigned
secretary
2022-09-07
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KELLIE, Ian William appointed
director
2022-09-07
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-09-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-07
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-09-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-07
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RATTRAY, Nancy appointed
secretary
2022-08-07
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LINDSAY, Graham Wilson resigned
director
2021-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-07-21
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ANDERSON, John Watson resigned
director
2017-06-21
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WILSON, Karen Suzanne appointed
director
2017-05-23
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SELBY, Colin, Dr resigned
director
2017-05-12
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ANDERSON, John Watson resigned
secretary
2017-05-12
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LINDSAY, Graham Wilson appointed
secretary
2017-05-12
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SELBY, Colin, Dr appointed
director
2011-06-05
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LETTICE, Annie Ney resigned
director
2011-01-25
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MURRAY, Iain Mcgregor appointed
director
2010-07-02
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LINDSAY, Graham Wilson appointed
director
2009-06-22
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MACDOUGALL, Julie resigned
director
2009-01-09
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ANDERSON, John Watson appointed
secretary
2008-12-04
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BABBS, Ian Henry resigned
secretary
2008-12-04
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BABBS, Ian Henry resigned
director
2008-11-28
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MACDOUGALL, Julie appointed
director
2008-02-01
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MCKESSOCK, Brandr Anna Cameron resigned
director
2007-07-05
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SELBY, Colin, Dr appointed
director
2007-01-12
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MCKESSOCK, Brandr Anna Cameron appointed
director
2006-04-14
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BROADHURST, Peter resigned
director
2004-12-10
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BROADHURST, Peter appointed
director
2004-12-10
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CAMERON, Helen Scott resigned
director
2003-05-23
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BRYSON, David Ferguson resigned
director

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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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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

Incorporated2002-05-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Endeavour House

Greenmarket

Dundee

Tayside

DD1 4QB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-21

Last: 2025-09-07