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SC260224 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-12-03
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (47/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
80 officers (6 active, 80 linked, 76 with DOB)
89
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
224 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (177 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-26➕DUNDAS, Lily May appointeddirector
- 2026-02-26➖WESTWOOD, Minnie Ann resigneddirector
- 2026-02-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-05➖GORJANC, Zoja resigneddirector
- 2025-11-04➕MORRISON, Rachel appointeddirector
- 2025-11-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-03➖STEWART, Alistair James resigneddirector
- 2025-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-23➖PONTE, Elif Victoria resigneddirector
- 2025-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-27➕PONTE, Elif Victoria appointeddirector
- 2025-02-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-04➕WESTWOOD, Minnie Ann appointeddirector
- 2025-01-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-14➕GORJANC, Zoja appointeddirector
- 2024-11-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-19➕HUGHES, Patrick appointeddirector
- 2024-11-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-29➖CONNELL, Jacob Callum resigneddirector
- 2024-04-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-24➖BECKFORD, Renata resigneddirector
- 2024-04-24➖WHAN, Sophie resigneddirector
- 2024-02-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-16➖SANDEMAN, Lauren Kate resigneddirector
- 2023-11-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-21➕STEWART, Alistair James appointeddirector
- 2023-11-21➖SUTTON, Brodie Anthony resigneddirector
- 2023-11-21➕WHAN, Sophie appointeddirector
- 2023-04-26➖BATES, Flora Jane resigneddirector
- 2023-04-26➖PALMER, Caroline Ruth resigneddirector
- 2023-04-26➖SUTHERLAND, Sally Jane resigneddirector
- 2023-04-20➖RODRIGUES, Marcelo Petry resigneddirector
- 2023-03-16➖CLARK, Edward Anthony Mchardy resigneddirector
- 2023-03-15➕SAMPSON, Cordelia Xanthe Demeter appointeddirector
- 2023-01-16➖TAYLOR, Andrew Alexander resigneddirector
- 2022-04-27➕BATES, Flora Jane appointeddirector
- 2022-04-27➖BROUGHTON, Anna resigneddirector
- 2022-04-27➕CONNELL, Jacob Callum appointeddirector
- 2022-04-27➖HUGHES, Cameron Henry Joseph resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 177 events
Owner dependency
40/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: GORJANC, Zoja resigned 2025-11-05; STEWART, Alistair James resigned 2025-11-03; WESTWOOD, Minnie Ann resigned 2026-02-26
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2003-12-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Registered office
5/2 Bristo Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9AL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03
Officers (6 active · 74 resigned)
Active
CREHAN, Daniel→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2019-05-01
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DUNDAS, Lily May→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2026-02-26
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HUGHES, Patrick→
Activedirector · ~23y · appointed 2024-11-19
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MORRISON, Rachel→
Activedirector · ~24y · appointed 2025-11-04
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SAMPSON, Cordelia Xanthe Demeter→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-03-15
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DARBYSHIRE, Ruth Margaret Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-01-27 · resigned 2016-07-27
JACOBSSON, Danica→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-05-13 · resigned 2014-09-10
RICHARDSON, Christopher Hamer→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-12-03 · resigned 2009-01-30
BALLARD, Mark Sebastian→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2007-07-01 · resigned 2016-08-26
BATES, Flora Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~26y · appointed 2022-04-27 · resigned 2023-04-26
BEATTIE-SMITH, Sarah Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2010-09-23 · resigned 2011-11-15
BECKFORD, Renata→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-07-09 · resigned 2024-04-24
BODEN, Fergus→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2015-11-12 · resigned 2016-05-03
BODEN, Fergus→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2013-07-16 · resigned 2015-05-19
BROOK, Emily→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2015-07-06 · resigned 2017-03-30
BROUGHTON, Anna→
Resigneddirector · ~29y · appointed 2019-04-03 · resigned 2022-04-27
BUNTING, Gregory James→
Resigneddirector · ~29y · appointed 2020-02-26 · resigned 2021-12-01
BURNS, Murray Alfred Agnew→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2010-11-02 · resigned 2020-07-07
CHIPPENDALE, Abby Jennifer May→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2007-03-21 · resigned 2008-11-25
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Recent filings (224 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-20