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SC280866 · 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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

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
36 officers (6 active, 36 linked, 29 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
122 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 incorporation
  • 1 change-of-constitution
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 1 incorporation
  • 1 change-of-constitution
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 incorporation
  • 1 change-of-constitution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (88 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  2. 2026-04-08
    📄
    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  3. 2026-03-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-02-28
    HARRISON, Marie resigned
    director
  5. 2026-01-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-01-01
    RENTON, Kirsty resigned
    director
  7. 2025-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-09-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-01-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-01-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-07-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-05-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-05-01
    NELSON, Marjorie resigned
    director
  15. 2024-04-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-04-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-04-01
    HAMILTON, Shona Marie appointed
    director
  18. 2024-03-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2024-03-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2024-03-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2024-03-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2024-03-24
    ENTWISTLE, Christine resigned
    director
  23. 2024-03-24
    HARRISON, Marie appointed
    director
  24. 2024-03-24
    NELSON, Marjorie appointed
    director
  25. 2024-03-24
    RENTON, Kirsty appointed
    director
  26. 2024-01-24
    CLARKE, Robert Kenneth resigned
    director
  27. 2024-01-24
    LAVERTY, Maria resigned
    director
  28. 2023-09-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2022-08-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  31. 2022-08-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  32. 2022-07-31
    JORDAN, Helen Mary Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  33. 2022-07-31
    JORDAN, Helen Mary Elizabeth resigned
    director
  34. 2022-07-25
    MILLER, Axel Edward Jason appointed
    director
  35. 2022-05-09
    ENTWISTLE, Christine appointed
    director
  36. 2021-12-08
    CARSON, Elizabeth resigned
    director
  37. 2021-12-08
    STANLEY-WRIGHT, Sarah resigned
    director
  38. 2021-04-19
    BOYLE, Caroline appointed
    director
  39. 2021-03-22
    CAMPBELL, Fiona resigned
    director
  40. 2021-03-08
    MORRISON, Jeanette resigned
    director
  41. 2021-03-08
    TOSH, May Isobel resigned
    director
  42. 2021-01-25
    LAVERTY, Maria appointed
    director
  43. 2020-12-14
    SOOKUR, Hema appointed
    director
  44. 2020-09-21
    MACINTYRE, Jane Margaret resigned
    director
  45. 2020-06-30
    HUTCHISON, Susan Mary resigned
    director
  46. 2020-06-30
    ROSE, Angela resigned
    director
  47. 2020-02-10
    MACINTYRE, Jane Margaret appointed
    director
  48. 2020-01-31
    STANLEY-WRIGHT, Sarah appointed
    director
  49. 2020-01-13
    FEINMANN, Mark appointed
    director
  50. 2019-12-19
    FRANTZEN, Toril appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 88 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 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: HARRISON, Marie resigned 2026-02-28; RENTON, Kirsty resigned 2026-01-01

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2005-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

12 Stevenson Street
Oban
PA34 5NA
Scotland

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

Officers (6 active · 30 resigned)

BOYLE, Caroline
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-04-19
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Active
FEINMANN, Mark
director · ~73y · appointed 2020-01-13
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Active
FRANTZEN, Toril
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-12-19
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Active
HAMILTON, Shona Marie
director · ~68y · appointed 2024-04-01
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Active
MILLER, Axel Edward Jason
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-07-25
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Active
SOOKUR, Hema
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-12-14
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Active
HODGE, David William Thomson
secretary · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2018-06-11
Resigned
JORDAN, Helen Mary Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2018-06-11 · resigned 2022-07-31
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2005-03-01
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Fiona
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2021-03-22
Resigned
CARSON, Elizabeth
director · ~86y · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2021-12-08
Resigned
CLARKE, Robert Kenneth
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2024-01-24
Resigned
ENTWISTLE, Christine
director · ~73y · appointed 2022-05-09 · resigned 2024-03-24
Resigned
HARRISON, Marie
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-03-24 · resigned 2026-02-28
Resigned
HODGE, David William Thomson
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2018-06-11
Resigned
HUNTER, Kenneth Young, Rev
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-05-27 · resigned 2010-05-26
Resigned
HUTCHISON, Susan Mary
director · ~75y · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned
JORDAN, Helen Mary Elizabeth
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-06-11 · resigned 2022-07-31
Resigned
KING, Robert Andrew Ferguson
director · ~95y · appointed 2009-05-27 · resigned 2011-04-11
Resigned
LAVERTY, Maria
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-01-25 · resigned 2024-01-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (122 total)

memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-08
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-03