MOVING ON AYRSHIRE

🌳Matureactive
SC356651 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-03-16
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-31
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    GOLDIE, Alexandra Mary resigned
    director
  8. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-03
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-06-27
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    QUINN, Kevin Joseph appointed
    director
  14. 2018-05-29
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-05-24
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    DAVEY, Gwendoline Mary, Dr appointed
    director
  16. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2017-03-22
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  19. 2010-12-16
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    INGRAM, Angela Mary resigned
    director
  20. 2010-12-16
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    SINCLAIR, Dalene resigned
    director
  21. 2010-09-01
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    SINCLAIR, Annabel Catherine appointed
    director
  22. 2010-02-24
    ➕
    GOLDIE, Alexandra Mary appointed
    director
  23. 2009-03-16
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    Company incorporated
    As MOVING ON AYRSHIRE
  24. 2009-03-16
    ➕
    SCOTT, Nicola Clair appointed
    secretary
  25. 2009-03-16
    ➕
    SCOTT, Nicola Clair appointed
    director
  26. 2009-03-16
    ➕
    INGRAM, Angela Mary appointed
    director
  27. 2009-03-16
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Dalene 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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Nicola Clair Scott
Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43
—25–50%25-50% voting01/03/2017

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
Incorporated2009-03-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

1 Berresford Court
Beresford Lane
Ayr
KA7 2DW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (5 active · 3 resigned)

SCOTT, Nicola Clair→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-16
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Active
DAVEY, Gwendoline Mary, Dr→
director · ~75y · appointed 2018-05-24
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Active
QUINN, Kevin Joseph→
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-06-27
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Active
SCOTT, Nicola Clair→
director · ~43y · appointed 2009-03-16
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Active
SINCLAIR, Annabel Catherine→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-09-01
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Active
GOLDIE, Alexandra Mary→
director · ~85y · appointed 2010-02-24 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
INGRAM, Angela Mary→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-03-16 · resigned 2010-12-16
Resigned
SINCLAIR, Dalene→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-03-16 · resigned 2010-12-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
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accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-02