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SC293141 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-11-14

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£758

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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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 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -68% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.7y

10/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (5 active, 22 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

18 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

92 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £758

Net assets shrinking

Down £55,686 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 68% YoY

Cash YoY

-68%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£102k

↓ 68% YoY

Net Worth

£758

↓ 99% YoY

Current Assets

£577k

↑ 69% YoY

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£758	£56.4k
Current assets	£576.9k	£341.5k
Cash	£102.1k	£315.0k
Debtors	£474.0k	£5.4k
Net assets	£758	£56.4k

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

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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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand

2025-10-17
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officers · TM01
2025-10-17
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mortgage · MR01
2025-10-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Sis (Community Finance) LTD
2025-09-17
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accounts · AA
2025-07-25
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address · AD01
2024-10-20
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BARR, Peter Andrew resigned
director
2024-07-10
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address · AD01
2024-03-07
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accounts · AA
2023-11-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-23
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MCDERMID, Valerie Lesley Campbell resigned
director
2023-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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DALLAS-CHILDS, Eve resigned
director
2022-12-22
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ENNIS, Frances Margaret resigned
director
2022-12-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-03-16
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-02-17
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officers · AP01
2020-02-06
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officers · AP01
2020-02-06
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officers · AP01
2020-02-03
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officers · AP01
2020-02-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-23
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MCCHEYNE, Kate appointed
director
2020-01-23
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MCFADDEN, Iain James appointed
director
2020-01-23
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NOMBRO, Tino Benjamin appointed
director
2020-01-23
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HAY, Neil William resigned
director
2020-01-23
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MCDERMID, Valerie Lesley Campbell appointed
director
2019-12-12
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DAVIDSON, Michael John resigned
director
2019-05-14
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GALLAGHER, Lisa Jane resigned
director
2018-02-13
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DALLAS-CHILDS, Eve appointed
director
2018-02-13
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ENNIS, Frances Margaret appointed
director
2018-02-13
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HAY, Neil William appointed
director
2016-10-11
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GALLAGHER, Lisa Jane appointed
director
2016-05-16
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IRVINE, Peter Thomas appointed
director
2015-09-30
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BARR, Peter Andrew appointed
director
2014-12-31
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NAUJOKS, Henrik, Dr resigned
director
2013-09-30
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DONOGHUE, David resigned
secretary
2012-12-04
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CASSIDY, Patrick Michael resigned
director
2010-09-01
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BYLES, Katherine Margaret resigned
director
2008-12-01
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DONOGHUE, David appointed
secretary
2008-12-01
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LINDSAYS WS resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-11-20
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BYLES, Katherine Margaret appointed
director
2008-11-20
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CASSIDY, Patrick Michael appointed
director
2007-12-12
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YOUNG, John Melville resigned
secretary
2007-12-12
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LINDSAYS WS appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-09-11
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FREEMAN, Mark Edward resigned
secretary
2007-01-31
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ROUND, Steven John, Mr. resigned
director
2006-12-15
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FREEMAN, Mark Edward appointed
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 60 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2005-11-14

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

23 Union Street

Edinburgh

EH1 3LR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-26

Last: 2025-11-12