CONTINENCE UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC303952 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
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
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-30
    ➕
    BEAUMONT, Alexander John appointed
    director
  4. 2026-01-30
    ➕
    RUSSEN, Francesca Louise appointed
    director
  5. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-08-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2017-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-25
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    DICKSON, Robert Andrew resigned
    secretary
  18. 2017-01-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2014-10-14
    ➖
    SCHOFIELD, Andrew James resigned
    director
  20. 2013-06-25
    ➕
    BREED, Simon Edward David appointed
    director
  21. 2012-04-02
    ➖
    TULLOCH, Michael Muir resigned
    director
  22. 2011-07-15
    ➖
    RESHEFSKY, Brian John resigned
    director
  23. 2011-06-28
    ➖
    GRAY, David George resigned
    director
  24. 2011-06-28
    ➖
    RUSLING, Edward Paul resigned
    director
  25. 2008-08-07
    ➕
    SCHOFIELD, Andrew James appointed
    director
  26. 2008-08-04
    ➕
    FREEMAN, Alan Richard appointed
    director
  27. 2008-08-04
    ➕
    DICKSON, Robert Andrew appointed
    secretary
  28. 2008-08-04
    ➖
    RUSLING, Edward Paul resigned
    secretary
  29. 2008-08-04
    ➕
    RESHEFSKY, Brian John appointed
    director
  30. 2008-08-04
    ➕
    TULLOCH, Michael Muir appointed
    director
  31. 2008-05-08
    ➖
    YATES, Rob Anthony resigned
    director
  32. 2006-06-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CONTINENCE UK LIMITED
  33. 2006-06-13
    ➕
    RUSLING, Edward Paul appointed
    secretary
  34. 2006-06-13
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2006-06-13
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2006-06-13
    ➕
    GRAY, David George appointed
    director
  37. 2006-06-13
    ➕
    RUSLING, Edward Paul appointed
    director
  38. 2006-06-13
    ➕
    YATES, Rob Anthony appointed
    director

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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Omniamed Communications Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Omniamed Communications Limited
Corporate parent
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CONTINENCE UK LIMITED
This company · SC303952

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Omniamed Communications Limited
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58142 — Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals

Registered office

Suite 3/1 36 Upperkirkgate
Aberdeen
AB10 1BA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

BEAUMONT, Alexander John→
director · ~49y · appointed 2026-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BREED, Simon Edward David→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREEMAN, Alan Richard→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSSEN, Francesca Louise→
director · ~33y · appointed 2026-01-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DICKSON, Robert Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-04 · resigned 2017-01-25
Resigned
RUSLING, Edward Paul→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-13 · resigned 2008-08-04
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-13 · resigned 2006-06-13
Resigned
GRAY, David George→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-06-13 · resigned 2011-06-28
Resigned
RESHEFSKY, Brian John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-08-04 · resigned 2011-07-15
Resigned
RUSLING, Edward Paul→
director · ~54y · appointed 2006-06-13 · resigned 2011-06-28
Resigned
SCHOFIELD, Andrew James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-08-07 · resigned 2014-10-14
Resigned
TULLOCH, Michael Muir→
director · ~77y · appointed 2008-08-04 · resigned 2012-04-02
Resigned
YATES, Rob Anthony→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-06-13 · resigned 2008-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-26