INVERCLYDE ADVICE & EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS CENTRE

🌳Matureactive
SC330936 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-09-14
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
80/100
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 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-11-14
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    GALLAGHER, William resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-17
    ➕
    MCWHIRTER, Alex appointed
    director
  6. 2024-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-10-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-09-03
    ➖
    MONAGHAN, Bartholomew resigned
    director
  19. 2011-01-03
    ➖
    ARKLEY, Pat resigned
    director
  20. 2008-09-13
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Edward, Chairperson appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-09-13
    ➖
    MCCOURT, James resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-09-14
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    Company incorporated
    As INVERCLYDE ADVICE & EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS CENTRE
  23. 2007-09-14
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Edward, Chairperson appointed
    director
  24. 2007-09-14
    ➕
    MCCOURT, James appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-09-14
    ➕
    ARKLEY, Pat appointed
    director
  26. 2007-09-14
    ➕
    GALLAGHER, William appointed
    director
  27. 2007-09-14
    ➕
    MONAGHAN, Bartholomew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Chairperson Edward Macdonald
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1945 · age 81
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-09-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Westburn Centre Room 3, First Floor,
175 Dalrymple St
Greenock
Inverclyde
PA15 1JZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MACDONALD, Edward, Chairperson→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-13
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Active
MACDONALD, Edward, Chairperson→
director · ~81y · appointed 2007-09-14
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Active
MCWHIRTER, Alex→
director · ~79y · appointed 2024-04-17
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Active
MCCOURT, James→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-14 · resigned 2008-09-13
Resigned
ARKLEY, Pat→
director · ~90y · appointed 2007-09-14 · resigned 2011-01-03
Resigned
GALLAGHER, William→
director · ~93y · appointed 2007-09-14 · resigned 2025-11-14
Resigned
MONAGHAN, Bartholomew→
director · ~83y · appointed 2007-09-14 · resigned 2011-09-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-28