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SC340300 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2008-03-27

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 material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other publishing activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 89-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 89). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (8 active, 12 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-11-26
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2024-12-05
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2023-12-13
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2022-11-29
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2021-12-09
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2020-12-11
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2019-12-11
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accounts · AA
2019-08-29
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officers · AP01
2019-08-28
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NASH, David Hugh, Prof appointed
director
2018-12-18
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accounts · AA
2018-02-06
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officers · TM01
2017-12-15
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accounts · AA
2017-08-23
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HUNTER, John Stewart resigned
director
2017-03-01
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officers · AP01
2017-02-21
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BLACKMAN, (Ian) Ross, Rev appointed
director
2017-02-14
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officers · AP01
2017-02-04
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BRUCE, Isabel Fleming, Dr appointed
director
2016-12-15
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accounts · AA
2016-04-19
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2016-04-08
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PACKARD, Christopher John Dillon, Prof appointed
director
2016-01-28
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HARLEY, Rose Mary, Dr appointed
director
2015-11-07
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CRAIG, William Campbell resigned
director
2013-05-10
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NOBLE, Alexander Maciver, Dr resigned
director
2009-08-27
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HUNTER, John Stewart appointed
director
2009-08-27
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NOBLE, Alexander Maciver, Dr appointed
director
2009-07-16
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NEIL, John resigned
director
2008-03-27
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Company incorporated
As SEARCH FOR TRUTH CHARITABLE TRUST
2008-03-27
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ROLLINS, Karen Geitle appointed
secretary
2008-03-27
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MORRIS, John Spence Blain appointed
director
2008-03-27
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SPENCE, John, Professor appointed
director
2008-03-27
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CRAIG, William Campbell appointed
director
2008-03-27
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NEIL, John 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

-7 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 89 — 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 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2008-03-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

45a Union Street

Hamilton

ML3 6PA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-02

Last: 2026-03-19