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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 snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

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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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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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