HIGH ACCESS RESCUE TEAM

🌳Matureactive
SC266788 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2004-04-21
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
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 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2019-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-02
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    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2018-05-11
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    address · AD01
  13. 2018-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-01
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-05-01
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-09-01
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    MCNEIL, Charles John resigned
    director
  18. 2015-08-21
    ➖
    RITCHIE, Donald resigned
    director
  19. 2013-03-31
    ➖
    LOCHERY, James resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-04-28
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    LOCHERY, James appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-04-26
    ➖
    MCNEIL, Charles John resigned
    secretary
  22. 2008-04-26
    ➖
    GREENFIELD, John resigned
    director
  23. 2004-04-21
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    Company incorporated
    As HIGH ACCESS RESCUE TEAM
  24. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    MCAULAY, James Green appointed
    director
  25. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    TAYLOR, John appointed
    director
  26. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    MCNEIL, Charles John appointed
    secretary
  27. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    GREENFIELD, John appointed
    director
  28. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    MCNEIL, Charles John appointed
    director
  29. 2004-04-21
    ➕
    RITCHIE, Donald 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — 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 66. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Green Mcaulay
Individual · British · DOB 09/1964 · age 62
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest06/04/2016
Mr John Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Fric Ajax Way
Methil
Leven
KY8 3RS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-05
Last: 2025-04-21

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MCAULAY, James Green→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOCHERY, James→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-28 · resigned 2013-03-31
Resigned
MCNEIL, Charles John→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2008-04-26
Resigned
GREENFIELD, John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2008-04-26
Resigned
MCNEIL, Charles John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2015-09-01
Resigned
RITCHIE, Donald→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-04-21 · resigned 2015-08-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-30