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SC280872 · 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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2024

Net worth

£93.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

23 officers (5 active, 23 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

96 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £93,419

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£93k

Net Worth

£93k

Current Assets

£93k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-03-31
Total assets	£93.4k
Current assets	£92.8k
Cash	£92.8k
Net assets	£93.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (61 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-31
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-03-23
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RICHARDSON, Janet appointed
director
2026-03-16
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DEARDEN, Robyn Keay resigned
secretary
2026-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-15
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GRAHAM, Alice Ritchie Buchan resigned
director
2024-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
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MCLEARY, Kay appointed
director
2024-12-17
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MCLEARY, Kathleen resigned
secretary
2024-12-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-11-18
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-11
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BELL, Margaret Gilberston appointed
director
2024-11-11
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-11-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-04
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DEARDEN, Robyn Keay appointed
secretary
2024-11-04
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THOMSON, Liam resigned
director
2024-03-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-09
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RENNIE, Lesley Joy resigned
director
2024-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-08
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SOMERVILLE, Valerie resigned
director
2023-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-17
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MARSHALL, Diane resigned
director
2021-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-11
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CARROLL, Susan resigned
director
2015-08-17
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BARBER, Nicholas resigned
director
2014-12-08
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MARR, Lesley resigned
director
2014-11-03
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CARROLL, Susan appointed
director
2014-11-03
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GRAHAM, Alice Ritchie Buchan appointed
director
2014-11-03
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SOMERVILLE, Valerie appointed
director
2014-11-03
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THOMSON, Liam appointed
director
2013-11-15
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GREEN, Sarah resigned
director
2012-01-16
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GUNN, Ann resigned
director
2010-04-09
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PEGGIE, Morag appointed
director
2010-03-22
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GUNN, Ann appointed
director
2010-03-22
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RENNIE, Lesley Joy appointed
director
2005-06-30
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MCLEARY, Kathleen appointed
secretary
2005-06-30
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SANDERSON, Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2005-06-30
➕
MARR, Lesley appointed
director
2005-03-01
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Company incorporated
As HOME-START LEVENMOUTH
2005-03-01
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WHITEHEAD, Marilyn Elizabeth appointed
director
2005-03-01
➕
SANDERSON, Elizabeth appointed
secretary
2005-03-01
➕
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-03-01
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 61 events

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 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 21 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

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: DEARDEN, Robyn Keay resigned 2026-03-16; GRAHAM, Alice Ritchie Buchan resigned 2025-09-15

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2005-03-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Balmaise Centre

Linnwood Drive

Leven

Fife

KY8 5AE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-01

Last: 2026-03-18