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SC263973 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-02-25

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 5.3y 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: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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 · 2 lenders · oldest 5.3y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 5.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

52 officers (9 active, 52 linked, 47 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

155 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (118 events)Click to expand

2026-04-29
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2026-03-02
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officers · AP01
2026-03-01
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DOBBIN, Lorraine appointed
director
2025-09-22
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officers · AP01
2025-09-14
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MATHEWS-LLOYDALL, Elaine appointed
director
2025-05-15
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officers · AP01
2025-05-15
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2025-05-15
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2025-05-13
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CHURCHER, Carol Gorgina appointed
director
2025-05-12
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DRURY, Sean Keith appointed
director
2025-05-12
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MOYNIHAN, Gavin Daniel appointed
director
2025-04-30
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accounts · AA
2025-04-12
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officers · TM01
2025-04-11
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JUDGE, Alanna resigned
director
2025-04-05
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officers · CH01
2024-04-29
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accounts · AA
2023-05-16
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accounts · AA
2023-02-06
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GUTHRIE, John resigned
director
2023-02-06
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LAU, Edward Ka Ching resigned
director
2023-02-06
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MCCREADIE, Susan resigned
director
2023-02-06
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officers · TM01
2023-02-06
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2023-02-06
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2022-09-05
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REID, Thomas resigned
director
2022-09-05
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officers · TM01
2022-04-27
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accounts · AA
2022-04-26
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2022-04-24
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LAU, Edward Ka Ching appointed
director
2022-01-13
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2022-01-01
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MCCREADIE, Susan appointed
director
2021-12-01
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officers · TM01
2021-11-30
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MCCREADIE, Fiona Isobel resigned
director
2021-10-27
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ADAIR, Chelsea May resigned
director
2021-10-27
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2021-10-13
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REID, Thomas appointed
director
2021-05-06
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Charity Bank Limited
2021-03-01
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WOODS, Andrew Wilson, Dr resigned
director
2021-02-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Nutrire Limited (Registered Number SC497277)
2020-05-01
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GUTHRIE, John appointed
director
2019-12-01
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LAU, Edward Ka Ching resigned
director
2019-05-30
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LAU, Edward Ka Ching appointed
director
2019-04-28
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BLYTH, Andrew Provan Mcmillan resigned
director
2019-04-28
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BLYTH, Yvonne Agnes resigned
director
2018-12-15
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BLYTH, Andrew Provan Mcmillan appointed
director
2018-12-15
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BLYTH, Yvonne Agnes appointed
director
2018-12-01
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WOODS, Andrew Wilson, Dr appointed
director
2018-08-11
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MCCREADIE, Fiona Isobel appointed
director
2018-07-20
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JUDGE, Alanna appointed
director
2018-04-29
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ADAIR, Chelsea May appointed
director
2018-04-29
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MARSHALL, Angela Margaret 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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 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 22 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Anne Royle Individual · English · DOB 02/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/01/2017

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2004-02-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

North Lodge House

Castlehill Road

Wishaw

Lanarkshire

ML2 0RL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-10

Last: 2025-05-27