ICDAS FOUNDATION

🌳Matureactive
SC305836 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-07-24
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: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
68 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 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-12-20
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    EKSTRAND, Kim, Dr resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-03-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-06-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2020-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-01-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-07-04
    ➕
    MARTIGNON, Stefania, Professor appointed
    director
  19. 2019-05-01
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    ISMAIL, Amid Ibrahim, Professor resigned
    director
  20. 2019-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-04-04
    ➖
    TOPPING, Gail Veronica Ann, Dr resigned
    director
  22. 2008-06-20
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, John Macleod resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-06-20
    ➖
    PATERSON, Neil William resigned
    secretary
  24. 2008-02-03
    ➕
    TOPPING, Gail Veronica Ann, Dr appointed
    director
  25. 2007-04-06
    ➕
    PATERSON, Neil William appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-07-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ICDAS FOUNDATION
  27. 2006-07-24
    ➕
    PITTS, Nigel Berry, Professor appointed
    director
  28. 2006-07-24
    ➕
    ZERO, Domenick Thomas, Professor appointed
    director
  29. 2006-07-24
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, John Macleod appointed
    secretary
  30. 2006-07-24
    ➕
    EKSTRAND, Kim, Dr appointed
    director
  31. 2006-07-24
    ➕
    ISMAIL, Amid Ibrahim, Professor appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Professor Nigel Berry Pitts
Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72
——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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2006-07-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

61 Scott Street
Dundee
DD2 2BA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

MARTIGNON, Stefania, Professor→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PITTS, Nigel Berry, Professor→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ZERO, Domenick Thomas, Professor→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKENZIE, John Macleod→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-24 · resigned 2008-06-20
Resigned
PATERSON, Neil William→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-06 · resigned 2008-06-20
Resigned
EKSTRAND, Kim, Dr→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-07-24 · resigned 2025-12-20
Resigned
ISMAIL, Amid Ibrahim, Professor→
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-07-24 · resigned 2019-05-01
Resigned
TOPPING, Gail Veronica Ann, Dr→
director · ~57y · appointed 2008-02-03 · resigned 2017-04-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-06-19