SEARCH FOR TRUTH ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC344477 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-17
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
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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 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 (49/100)

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
10 officers (7 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
52 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2019-08-28
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    NASH, David Hugh, Prof appointed
    director
  10. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-08-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-08-22
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    HUNTER, John Stewart resigned
    director
  15. 2017-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2017-02-21
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    BLACKMAN, (Ian) Ross, Rev appointed
    director
  17. 2017-02-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-02-04
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    BRUCE, Isabel, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-04-08
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    PACKARD, Christopher John Dillon, Prof appointed
    director
  21. 2016-01-28
    ➕
    HARLEY, Rose Mary, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2015-11-07
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    CRAIG, William Campbell resigned
    director
  23. 2009-11-06
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    HUNTER, John Stewart appointed
    director
  24. 2009-07-29
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    CRAIG, William Campbell appointed
    director
  25. 2009-07-16
    ➖
    NEIL, John resigned
    director
  26. 2008-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As SEARCH FOR TRUTH ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  27. 2008-06-17
    ➕
    ROLLINS, Karen Geitle appointed
    secretary
  28. 2008-06-17
    ➕
    SPENCE, John, Professor appointed
    director
  29. 2008-06-17
    ➕
    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
  • -6 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
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-06-17
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: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07

Officers (7 active · 3 resigned)

ROLLINS, Karen Geitle→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACKMAN, (Ian) Ross, Rev→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-02-21
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Active
BRUCE, Isabel, Dr→
director · ~71y · appointed 2017-02-04
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Active
HARLEY, Rose Mary, Dr→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-01-28
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Active
NASH, David Hugh, Prof→
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-08-28
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Active
PACKARD, Christopher John Dillon, Prof→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-04-08
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Active
SPENCE, John, Professor→
director · ~89y · appointed 2008-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAIG, William Campbell→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-07-29 · resigned 2015-11-07
Resigned
HUNTER, John Stewart→
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-11-06 · resigned 2017-08-22
Resigned
NEIL, John→
director · ~91y · appointed 2008-06-17 · resigned 2009-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-16