HORSEBACK UK

🌳Matureactive
SC360882 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-06-08
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-08-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2021-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-15
    ➖
    HUTCHISON, John Stewart resigned
    director
  15. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-07-01
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    CAMPBELL, Ralph Mcgregor appointed
    director
  18. 2017-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-08-22
    ➖
    STRANG, Frank Allen resigned
    director
  20. 2016-01-01
    ➖
    CORNWALLIS, Sara, Lady resigned
    director
  21. 2015-02-28
    ➖
    DUKES, Lynn-Ann Ann resigned
    director
  22. 2015-01-01
    ➕
    WATSON MACK, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  23. 2015-01-01
    ➕
    CORNWALLIS, Sara, Lady appointed
    director
  24. 2014-06-24
    ➖
    FAICHNIE, Thomas Anderson resigned
    director
  25. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    STRANG, Frank Allen appointed
    director
  26. 2014-03-31
    ➖
    HUTCHISON, Emma Louise resigned
    director
  27. 2013-02-19
    ➖
    PULVERTAFT, Sally Vanessa Karen resigned
    director
  28. 2011-08-26
    ➕
    DUKES, Lynn-Ann Ann appointed
    director
  29. 2011-08-26
    ➕
    FAICHNIE, Thomas Anderson appointed
    director
  30. 2011-07-18
    ➕
    SEATON, David John appointed
    director
  31. 2011-07-18
    ➕
    PULVERTAFT, Sally Vanessa Karen appointed
    director
  32. 2009-06-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HORSEBACK UK
  33. 2009-06-08
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, Emma Louise appointed
    secretary
  34. 2009-06-08
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  35. 2009-06-08
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, John Stewart 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
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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
Mr David John Seaton
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest18/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2009-06-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Ferrar
Dinnet
Aboyne
Aberdeenshire
AB34 5LD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

HUTCHISON, Emma Louise→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-08
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Active
CAMPBELL, Ralph Mcgregor→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-07-01
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Active
SEATON, David John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-07-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATSON MACK, Emma Louise→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORNWALLIS, Sara, Lady→
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2016-01-01
Resigned
DUKES, Lynn-Ann Ann→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-08-26 · resigned 2015-02-28
Resigned
FAICHNIE, Thomas Anderson→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-08-26 · resigned 2014-06-24
Resigned
HUTCHISON, Emma Louise→
director · ~59y · appointed 2009-06-08 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned
HUTCHISON, John Stewart→
director · ~64y · appointed 2009-06-08 · resigned 2018-08-15
Resigned
PULVERTAFT, Sally Vanessa Karen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2011-07-18 · resigned 2013-02-19
Resigned
STRANG, Frank Allen→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2016-08-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-17