SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SCOTLAND

🌳Matureactive

SC294227 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2005-12-07

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 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

71 officers (10 active, 71 linked, 67 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

212 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	10	900

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

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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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (153 events)Click to expand

2026-04-27
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officers · TM01
2026-04-23
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RUDDOCK, Gareth Peter resigned
director
2025-12-17
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-10-30
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accounts · AA
2025-10-27
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officers · AP01
2025-10-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
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officers · AP01
2025-10-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-14
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CASSELL, Madeleine Sarah appointed
director
2025-10-14
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MILES, Jeremy Roland appointed
director
2025-10-14
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SCOTT, Margaret Louise appointed
director
2025-10-14
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DALY, Kieran resigned
director
2025-10-14
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MURDOCH, Clarrie Mae Louise resigned
director
2025-10-14
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WITHERS, James Hutchison, Mr. resigned
director
2024-12-03
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-12-03
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
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officers · AP01
2023-09-04
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officers · AP01
2023-09-04
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officers · AP01
2023-08-23
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SUTHERLAND, Michelle appointed
director
2023-08-23
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RUDDOCK, Gareth Peter appointed
director
2023-08-23
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WITHERS, James Hutchison, Mr. appointed
director
2023-07-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-30
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WATT, Angela Bridget resigned
director
2023-02-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-25
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WESTWATER, Douglas Robertson appointed
director
2022-11-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
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SINCLAIR, Shona Kay resigned
director
2021-08-31
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WEBB, Ingrid resigned
director
2021-03-02
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MILLS, Melanie Anne appointed
director
2020-10-28
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BRUCE, Karen Fowlie resigned
director
2020-10-28
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MURDOCH, Clarrie Mae Louise appointed
director
2020-06-24
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MOSOTA, Irene Betty appointed
director
2020-06-24
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THEWLIS, Christopher Robin resigned
director
2020-05-14
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HEDGES, Zahra resigned
director
2019-06-19
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MARTIN, Chris appointed
secretary
2019-06-19
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MCLEAN, Neil appointed
director
2019-06-19
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DALY, Kieran appointed
director
2019-06-19
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LANIGAN, Conor Michael resigned
director
2018-10-11
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DUNBAR, James resigned
director
2018-07-03
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BROWN, Rachael Olive, Ms. resigned
director
2018-07-03
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MCLAUGHLIN, Claire Louise resigned
director
2018-03-16
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MCARDLE, Donna resigned
director
2017-12-31
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KELLY, Fraser Scott resigned
secretary
2017-06-22
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BROWN, Rachael Olive, Ms. appointed
director

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

4 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: DALY, Kieran resigned 2025-10-14; MURDOCH, Clarrie Mae Louise resigned 2025-10-14; RUDDOCK, Gareth Peter resigned 2026-04-23

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2005-12-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

Thorn House, 5 Rose Street

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH2 2PR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-21

Last: 2025-12-07