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SC234746 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-07-30

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 19.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38320

Sector: Water supply & waste

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

2 live charges · oldest 19.0y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

40 officers (7 active, 40 linked, 34 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

4 active PSC(s) of 9 total, 9 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

153 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (97 events)Click to expand

2026-02-02
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2025-03-14
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accounts · AA
2024-08-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-27
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officers · TM01
2024-08-22
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STANAGE, Brian Hugh resigned
director
2024-07-10
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officers · AP01
2024-07-10
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2024-07-10
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officers · TM01
2024-06-30
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DAVIDSON, David resigned
director
2024-05-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-08
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mortgage · MR01
2024-04-04
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Sis (Community Finance) Limited
2024-03-14
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MCKEAN, Rosemary appointed
director
2024-02-20
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accounts · AA
2023-12-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-16
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-21
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incorporation · MA
2023-08-19
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mortgage · MR04
2023-08-19
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-02-13
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officers · AP01
2023-02-09
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BATSCH, Heather appointed
director
2022-12-21
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accounts · AA
2021-12-29
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accounts · AA
2021-07-30
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officers · CH01
2021-06-04
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officers · AP01
2021-05-27
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STANAGE, Brian Hugh appointed
director
2018-04-14
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OLIVER, Alfred George resigned
director
2017-05-01
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GIBB, David resigned
director
2016-09-27
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BUCHAN, Tracy Janaya appointed
director
2016-08-23
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CRESSWELL, Graham appointed
director
2015-10-09
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COFFEE, Charlie resigned
director
2014-10-16
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COFFEE, Charlie appointed
director
2013-09-02
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WEIR, Ian resigned
director
2013-08-01
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DAVIDSON, David appointed
director
2013-08-01
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SMITH, John Royston resigned
director
2013-06-01
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TURNBULL, George Park resigned
director
2013-06-01
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WOLFE MURRAY, Stephanie resigned
director
2012-11-29
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GIBB, David appointed
director
2012-11-29
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WOLFE MURRAY, Stephanie appointed
director
2012-09-03
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RODGERS, Frances resigned
director
2012-03-22
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WEIR, Ian appointed
director
2011-12-15
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SHONE, Sue resigned
director
2011-09-23
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BARBER, Guy Nicholas resigned
director
2011-09-23
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PORNARO, Luca resigned
director
2011-04-28
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STUART, Catherine Maxwell appointed
secretary
2011-04-18
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MACDONNELL, Ruth Dilys Marion resigned
secretary
2011-03-24
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SMITH, John Royston appointed
director
2009-10-01
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TURNBULL, George Park appointed
director
2009-03-25
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NAYLOR, Jocelyn 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

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 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 21 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Thomas George Hudson Individual · British · DOB 04/1947 · age 79	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/07/2016
Ms Catherine Maxwell Stuart Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/07/2016
Ms Catherine Maxwell Stuart Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	29/06/2016
Mr Thomas George Hudson Individual · British · DOB 04/1947 · age 79	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	29/06/2016

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr David Davidsonceased 20/05/2024· significant influence
Mr David Gibbceased 29/01/2019· significant influence
Mr Alfred George Oliverceased 14/04/2018· significant influence
Mr David Gibbceased 01/04/2017· significant influence
Mr Alfred George Oliverceased 22/08/2024· 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

Incorporated2002-07-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

Unit 7

Tweedvale Mills East

Walkerburn

EH43 6AB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-13

Last: 2025-07-30