FOOD & BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH

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SC253448 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-07-29
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -78% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,311
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,034 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 78% YoY
Cash YoY
-78%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 78% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 75% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£3k£5k£8k£11k£14kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.3k£9.3k
Current assets£6.4k£13.5k
Cash£2.0k£9.2k
Net assets£2.3k£9.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-28
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  4. 2022-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2019-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-31
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    JACOTT, Jane Elisabeth resigned
    secretary
  10. 2019-05-31
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    JACOTT, Jane Elisabeth resigned
    director
  11. 2019-05-31
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-05-31
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-12-14
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-03
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-04-03
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-03-31
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    SKIPPER, Abigail Jane resigned
    director
  17. 2017-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-06-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  19. 2017-05-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2016-07-28
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    JACOTT, Jane Elisabeth appointed
    secretary
  21. 2016-07-28
    ➖
    WAUGH, Teresa Florence resigned
    secretary
  22. 2016-07-28
    ➖
    HALL, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  23. 2016-07-28
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    JACOTT, Jane Elisabeth appointed
    director
  24. 2015-06-01
    ➖
    BROOME, Andrew Napier resigned
    director
  25. 2015-04-01
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, Sally appointed
    director
  26. 2015-03-31
    ➖
    MILLER-THOMAS, Brian Andrew William resigned
    secretary
  27. 2015-03-31
    ➕
    WAUGH, Teresa Florence appointed
    secretary
  28. 2013-10-01
    ➕
    MILLER-THOMAS, Brian Andrew William appointed
    secretary
  29. 2013-10-01
    ➖
    O'FEE, Fiona Elaine resigned
    secretary
  30. 2013-06-06
    ➕
    SKIPPER, Abigail Jane appointed
    director
  31. 2012-08-04
    ➖
    MONTGOMERY, Paul, Prof resigned
    director
  32. 2011-10-14
    ➕
    BROOME, Andrew Napier appointed
    director
  33. 2007-09-01
    ➕
    HALL, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  34. 2006-01-23
    ➕
    MONTGOMERY, Paul, Prof appointed
    director
  35. 2006-01-10
    ➕
    O'FEE, Fiona Elaine appointed
    secretary
  36. 2006-01-10
    ➖
    ROSS, Marion Ann resigned
    secretary
  37. 2006-01-10
    ➖
    OLIVER, Joanna Jane, Dr resigned
    director
  38. 2006-01-10
    ➖
    ROSS, Marion Ann resigned
    director
  39. 2005-04-18
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    OLIVER, Joanna Jane, Dr appointed
    director
  40. 2003-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As FOOD & BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH
  41. 2003-07-29
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    RICHARDSON, Alexandra Joan, Dr appointed
    director
  42. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    ROSS, Marion Ann appointed
    secretary
  43. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    ROSS, Marion Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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
Incorporated2003-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Glebe House
Sutherland Street
Helmsdale
Sutherland
KW8 6LQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

RICHARDSON, Alexandra Joan, Dr→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SULLIVAN, Sally→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACOTT, Jane Elisabeth→
secretary · appointed 2016-07-28 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned
MILLER-THOMAS, Brian Andrew William→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-01 · resigned 2015-03-31
Resigned
O'FEE, Fiona Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-10 · resigned 2013-10-01
Resigned
ROSS, Marion Ann→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-29 · resigned 2006-01-10
Resigned
WAUGH, Teresa Florence→
secretary · appointed 2015-03-31 · resigned 2016-07-28
Resigned
BROOME, Andrew Napier→
director · ~65y · appointed 2011-10-14 · resigned 2015-06-01
Resigned
HALL, Jacqueline→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-09-01 · resigned 2016-07-28
Resigned
JACOTT, Jane Elisabeth→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-07-28 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned
MONTGOMERY, Paul, Prof→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-01-23 · resigned 2012-08-04
Resigned
OLIVER, Joanna Jane, Dr→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-04-18 · resigned 2006-01-10
Resigned
ROSS, Marion Ann→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-07-29 · resigned 2006-01-10
Resigned
SKIPPER, Abigail Jane→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-06-06 · resigned 2018-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-31