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SC361942 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2009-06-30

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.

🔒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: Public relations and communications activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
85600Educational support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

42 officers (8 active, 42 linked, 39 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

124 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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (98 events)Click to expand

2025-11-13
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2025-10-21
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officers · AP01
2025-10-21
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officers · AP01
2025-10-21
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officers · CH01
2025-10-21
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officers · TM01
2025-10-15
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GRIGGS, Elizabeth Ann Edwina appointed
director
2025-10-15
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THOMSON, Kathleen appointed
director
2025-10-15
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HILL, Carol Mary resigned
director
2024-10-24
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accounts · AA
2023-11-09
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2023-11-09
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-11-09
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-03
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officers · AP01
2023-10-03
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officers · AP01
2023-09-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-28
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officers · TM01
2023-09-27
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STEVENSON, Gavin Hugh appointed
director
2023-09-27
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HILL, Carol Mary appointed
director
2023-09-27
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LEE, Fiona Margaret resigned
director
2023-09-27
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VAUGHAN, Lynda Jane resigned
director
2023-09-27
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WEARING, Malcolm Alan resigned
director
2023-09-22
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accounts · AA
2022-10-13
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officers · TM01
2022-10-12
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GRIEVE, Charles Wyndham resigned
director
2022-09-26
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accounts · AA
2022-07-14
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address · AD01
2021-09-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-22
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ROBERTS, David John, Professor appointed
director
2021-09-22
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HASTINGS, Evelyn resigned
director
2021-09-21
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accounts · AA
2021-05-26
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JARDINE, Mark Arthur James appointed
director
2021-05-26
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LEE, Fiona Margaret appointed
director
2021-03-24
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KIRBY, Patricia Ann resigned
director
2021-03-24
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KNOWLES, Bernard Trevor resigned
director
2021-03-24
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MOULE, Gerald Christopher, The Reverend resigned
director
2021-03-24
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ROBERTS, David John, Professor resigned
director
2020-11-25
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MCELROY, Valerie Anne resigned
director
2020-03-04
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KIRBY, Patricia Ann appointed
director
2019-12-13
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BARBOUR, Kirsty Marina resigned
secretary
2019-11-20
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STOKES, Pamela Jane appointed
secretary
2019-11-06
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BRENNAN, Janet Rose, Dr resigned
director
2019-07-31
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ANDERSON, Anne Harper, Professor resigned
director
2019-05-20
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HENDERSON, John Maxwell Houston resigned
director
2018-09-26
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NORRIS, Stephanie Claire, Doctor resigned
director
2018-07-04
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VAUGHAN, Lynda Jane appointed
director
2017-11-29
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BRENNAN, Janet Rose, Dr appointed
director
2017-10-24
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WEARING, Malcolm Alan appointed
director
2017-05-02
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BURTON, Margaret Elizabeth resigned
director

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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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
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

Incorporated2009-06-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

Grierson House

Bankend Road

Dumfries

DG1 4ZE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-14

Last: 2025-06-30