IMPROVEMENT SERVICE COMPANY
🌳Matureactive
SC287978 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-07-27
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 opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
- · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)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
43 officers (9 active, 43 linked, 42 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
140 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 change-of-constitution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (100 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-29➕MACDONALD, Emma, Cllr appointeddirector
- 2026-05-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-20➖ANDERSON, Heather Jane Dow, Cllr resigneddirector
- 2026-01-26📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2026-01-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-01-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-13📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-05-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-30➕BROWN, Derek appointeddirector
- 2025-03-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-24➖LONG, Louise resigneddirector
- 2025-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14➕ANDERSON, Heather Jane Dow, Cllr appointeddirector
- 2024-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-25➖MOWAT, Joanna, Cllr resigneddirector
- 2024-10-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-21➕BROWN, Lesley Ritchie appointeddirector
- 2024-09-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-10➖SCOTT, Angela resigneddirector
- 2024-05-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-09➕MILLER, Claire Helen Innes, Cllr appointeddirector
- 2024-04-09➕MOWAT, Joanna, Cllr appointeddirector
- 2024-04-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-01➕MANNING, Paul Thomas appointeddirector
- 2024-03-13➖KERR, Andrew Cameron resigneddirector
- 2024-03-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-01➖BENNY, Neil Collington resigneddirector
- 2023-12-01➖FORSON, Ellen, Cllr resigneddirector
- 2023-06-12➖MCMILLAN, Loraine resigneddirector
- 2023-05-01➕LONG, Louise appointeddirector
- 2022-11-30➖GRIMMOND, Steven David resigneddirector
- 2022-11-25➕KERR, Andrew Cameron appointeddirector
- 2022-06-17➕MACDONALD, Sandra Mary appointeddirector
- 2022-06-17➕MORRISON, Shona, Cllr appointeddirector
- 2022-06-17➖EVISON, Alison, Cllr resigneddirector
- 2022-06-17➕FORSON, Ellen, Cllr appointeddirector
- 2022-06-17➖HOUSTON, Graham, Cllr resigneddirector
- 2022-05-05➖BELL, Malcolm John resigneddirector
- 2021-09-01➕SANDISON, Maggie appointeddirector
- 2021-08-27➖FAWCETT, Aubrey resigneddirector
- 2021-02-01➕MCMILLAN, Loraine appointeddirector
- 2020-11-27➖WHITE, Joyce Helen resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 100 events
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2005-07-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
West Lothian Council Civic Centre
Howden South Road
Livingston
EH54 6FF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-21
Last: 2026-06-07
Officers (9 active · 34 resigned)
BROWN, Derek→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-04-30
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BROWN, Lesley Ritchie→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-10-21
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GADSDEN, Sarah→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2018-04-01
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MACDONALD, Emma, Cllr→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2026-05-29
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MACDONALD, Sandra Mary→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2022-06-17
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MANNING, Paul Thomas→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2024-04-01
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MILLER, Claire Helen Innes, Cllr→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-04-09
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MORRISON, Shona, Cllr→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-06-17
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SANDISON, Maggie→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-09-01
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MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-07-27 · resigned 2018-03-16
ANDERSON, Heather Jane Dow, Cllr→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2025-01-14 · resigned 2026-05-20
BELL, Malcolm John→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2022-05-05
BENNY, Neil Collington→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2017-05-02 · resigned 2023-12-01
EVISON, Alison, Cllr→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2017-05-02 · resigned 2022-06-17
FAWCETT, Aubrey→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2019-12-20 · resigned 2021-08-27
FORSON, Ellen, Cllr→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-06-17 · resigned 2023-12-01
GRIMMOND, Steven David→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2015-12-07 · resigned 2022-11-30
HOUSTON, Graham, Cllr→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2022-06-17
KERR, Andrew Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2022-11-25 · resigned 2024-03-13
LEITCH, Angela Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-12-07 · resigned 2019-10-31
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Recent filings (140 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-06-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-27
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2026-01-26
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-22