ENTERPRISE MENTORING C.I.C.
🌳Matureactive
SC274646 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-13
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
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
66 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-29✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2018-11-29✏️change-of-name-community-interest-companychange-of-name · CICCON
- 2018-11-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-10-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2015-04-08➖DOBSON, Steven resigneddirector
- 2013-08-01➕DOBSON, Steven appointeddirector
- 2004-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ENTERPRISE MENTORING C.I.C.
- 2004-10-13➕WILLIAMSON, Christine Valerie appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-13➕WILLIAMSON, Christine Valerie appointeddirector
- 2004-10-13➕WILLIAMSON, David James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Enterprise Mentoring (Property) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Enterprise Mentoring (Property) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ENTERPRISE MENTORING C.I.C.
This company · SC274646
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Enterprise Mentoring (Property) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/12/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Christine Valerie Williamsonceased 31/12/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
- Mr David James Williamsonceased 31/12/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
25-31 Murraygate
Dundee
DD1 2EE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
WILLIAMSON, Christine Valerie→
Activesecretary · appointed 2004-10-13
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WILLIAMSON, Christine Valerie→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2004-10-13
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WILLIAMSON, David James→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2004-10-13
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DOBSON, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2013-08-01 · resigned 2015-04-08
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Recent filings (66 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-13