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SC280858 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-03-01

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 Mar 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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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 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (64/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

57 officers (6 active, 57 linked, 46 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

163 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-03-31
Average employees	300

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 4 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (130 events)Click to expand

2026-01-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-09
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MASTERSON, Kathryn Louise appointed
director
2026-01-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-22
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MOIR, Andrew James resigned
director
2025-12-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-09
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CRAIG, George Alistair appointed
director
2025-12-08
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MILNE, Sally Irene appointed
director
2025-10-21
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-10-21
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-10-21
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2025-10-16
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-10-16
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change-of-name-exemption
change-of-name · NE01
2025-10-16
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change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2025-10-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-06
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HART, Evelyn resigned
director
2025-10-01
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-01
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WHITEHORN, Sarah Daisy Luna Moonstone resigned
director
2023-12-18
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-18
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statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-01
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GREIG, Angela Gerrard resigned
director
2022-05-12
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BRANDS, David appointed
director
2021-09-12
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WHITEHORN, Sarah Daisy Luna Moonstone appointed
director
2021-06-02
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GREIG, Angela Gerrard appointed
director
2020-09-02
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BECK, Caroline resigned
director
2020-04-27
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AUSTEN, Margaret resigned
director
2019-10-31
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OSBORNE, Shona Margaret resigned
director
2019-02-11
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ALEXANDER, Melanie resigned
director
2018-10-08
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BECK, Caroline appointed
director
2018-05-17
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MOIR, Andrew James appointed
director
2018-05-01
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OSBORNE, Shona Margaret appointed
director
2018-04-26
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METCALFE, Helen Elizabeth appointed
director
2018-02-20
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AUSTEN, Margaret appointed
director
2017-11-23
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KAVANAGH, Aisling Catherine resigned
director
2017-11-23
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NICOL, Anna Mary resigned
director
2017-03-01
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KAVANAGH, Aisling Catherine appointed
director
2016-10-26
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HAMPSON, Pauline resigned
director
2016-09-14
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NICOL, Anna Mary appointed
director
2016-03-07
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HART, Evelyn appointed
director
2015-10-05
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WOOD, David Crawford resigned
director
2015-09-21
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ANDERSON, Ian appointed
director
2014-10-16
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THORBURN, Ian Leslie resigned
director
2014-05-31
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LOGIE, Bruce Jamieson resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 130 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HART, Evelyn resigned 2025-10-06; MOIR, Andrew James resigned 2025-12-22

Name changed 3 times

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-10-16: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-10-16: change-of-name-exemption

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2005-03-01

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

32 David Street

Stonehaven

AB39 2AL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-15

Last: 2026-03-01