HOPE TO OBAN

🌳Matureactive

SC255446 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-09-05

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

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

33 officers (6 active, 33 linked, 28 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

115 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	—	£26.2k
Cash	—	£31.4k
Net assets	—	£26.2k
Average employees	200	—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (78 events)Click to expand

2025-06-27
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2024-10-16
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officers · AP01
2024-06-26
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accounts · AA
2024-02-27
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HEALD, Andrew appointed
director
2023-08-21
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DANIELS, Helen Rosemary appointed
director
2023-08-21
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INGLIS, Amy Louise resigned
director
2023-08-21
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officers · TM01
2023-08-21
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officers · AP01
2023-06-28
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accounts · AA
2022-07-06
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accounts · AA
2021-07-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-16
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officers · AP03
2020-09-16
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officers · AP01
2020-09-16
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officers · AP01
2020-09-16
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officers · TM02
2020-09-16
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officers · TM01
2020-09-16
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2020-09-16
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officers · TM01
2020-07-03
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accounts · AA
2020-06-19
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FARLEY, Isla appointed
secretary
2020-06-19
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FARLEY, Isla appointed
director
2020-06-19
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MURPHY, John appointed
director
2020-06-19
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ANDERSON, Matthew resigned
secretary
2020-06-19
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ANDERSON, Matthew resigned
director
2020-06-19
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BURTON, Alistair resigned
director
2020-06-19
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TRAFFORD, Andrew Boardman resigned
director
2019-06-25
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accounts · AA
2018-02-05
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ANDERSON, Matthew appointed
secretary
2018-02-05
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MATHESON, Rosie resigned
secretary
2017-05-10
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MATHESON, Rosie appointed
secretary
2017-05-10
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SUNDERLAND, Stephen resigned
secretary
2017-05-03
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SUNDERLAND, Stephen resigned
director
2017-03-21
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CLUNIE, Roy Miller resigned
director
2016-09-06
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ANDERSON, Matthew appointed
director
2016-09-06
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BURTON, Alistair appointed
director
2016-06-07
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BEATON, Lachlan John resigned
secretary
2016-06-07
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SUNDERLAND, Stephen appointed
secretary
2016-06-07
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GATWARD, Murdoch Alexander Macpherson resigned
director
2014-09-30
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MACGILLIVRAY, Catherine Mary resigned
director
2014-09-30
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MACPHEE, Jess resigned
director
2014-09-30
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POLLARD, Susan, Dr resigned
director
2013-12-03
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SUNDERLAND, Stephen appointed
director
2013-08-06
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HARRIS, Cameron resigned
director
2013-08-06
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INGLIS, Amy Louise appointed
director
2013-08-06
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MACPHEE, Jess appointed
director
2013-08-06
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SMITH, Angus Campbell resigned
director
2013-08-06
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SUNDERLAND, Ruth resigned
director
2013-08-06
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TRAFFORD, Andrew Boardman appointed
director
2011-09-25
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HARRIS, Cameron appointed
director
2010-09-25
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SUNDERLAND, Ruth appointed
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2003-09-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Well

Lochavullin Road

Oban

Argyll

PA34 4PL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-19

Last: 2025-09-05