ASSISTING SUCCESS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC294900 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-28
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£29.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.7y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £29,238

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£29k
↑ 246% YoY
Current Assets
£161k
↑ 147% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£32k£64k£96k£128k£161kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£55.4k£78.6k
Current assets£160.6k£64.9k
Net assets£29.2k£8.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    HUTTON, Robert Andrew appointed
    director
  2. 2025-11-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2025-08-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  6. 2025-08-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-01-07
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    HUTTON, Robert Andrew resigned
    director
  8. 2025-01-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-11-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-11-11
    ➕
    HUTTON, Robert Andrew appointed
    director
  13. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2023-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-06-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-06-03
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Julie appointed
    director
  19. 2022-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-12-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-09-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  24. 2020-08-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2020-07-31
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Julie resigned
    director
  26. 2017-01-01
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Julie appointed
    director
  27. 2008-06-04
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Margaret resigned
    secretary
  28. 2005-12-28
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    Company incorporated
    As ASSISTING SUCCESS LIMITED
  29. 2005-12-28
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Martin appointed
    director
  30. 2005-12-28
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Margaret appointed
    secretary
  31. 2005-12-28
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2005-12-28
    ➖
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2005-12-28
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2005-12-28
    ➖
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Julie Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/01/2018
Mr Martin Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/01/2018

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-12-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Ellismuir House Ellismuir Way
Uddingston
Glasgow
G71 5PW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

HUTTON, Robert Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Julie→
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-06-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Martin→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-12-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-28 · resigned 2008-06-04
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-28 · resigned 2005-12-28
Resigned
HUTTON, Robert Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-11-11 · resigned 2025-01-07
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Julie→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-01-01 · resigned 2020-07-31
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-12-28 · resigned 2005-12-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—26/08/2025—
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Recent filings (73 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22