FAMILY MEDIATION SCOTLAND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC355596 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-25

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

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

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

43 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (24 events)Click to expand

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2021-10-29
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2021-02-04
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2019-11-11
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2018-11-12
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2017-11-06
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2016-11-09
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2016-02-29
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2009-07-01
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RELATIONSHIP SCOTLAND appointed
corporate-secretary
2009-07-01
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VALENTINE, Stuart appointed
director
2009-07-01
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AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2009-07-01
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BROWN, Simon Thomas David resigned
director
2009-07-01
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FARQUHAR, Bruce resigned
director
2009-02-25
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Company incorporated
As FAMILY MEDIATION SCOTLAND LIMITED
2009-02-25
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AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2009-02-25
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BROWN, Simon Thomas David appointed
director
2009-02-25
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FARQUHAR, Bruce appointed
director

Owner dependency

93/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)

Group structure

Relationships Scotland is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Relationships Scotland

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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FAMILY MEDIATION SCOTLAND LIMITED

This company · SC355596

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Relationships Scotland Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-02-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

18 York Place

Edinburgh

Midlothian

EH1 3EP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-11

Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

RELATIONSHIP SCOTLAND→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-07-01

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Active

VALENTINE, Stuart→

director · ~59y · appointed 2009-07-01

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Active

AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-02-25 · resigned 2009-07-01

Resigned

BROWN, Simon Thomas David→

director · ~66y · appointed 2009-02-25 · resigned 2009-07-01

Resigned

FARQUHAR, Bruce→

director · ~54y · appointed 2009-02-25 · resigned 2009-07-01

Resigned

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