RESEARCH RESOURCE SCOTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC369072 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-25
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£78.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Market research and public opinion polling
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £78,836
Cash YoY
+9%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£114k
↑ 9.3% YoY
Net Worth
£79k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£186k
↑ 8.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£37k£74k£112k£149k£186kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£78.8k£56.7k
Current assets£186.2k£171.6k
Cash£114.3k£104.6k
Debtors£71.8k£60.6k
Net assets£78.8k£56.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2026-03-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-03-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2026-03-06
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  5. 2026-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2026-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2026-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-20
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-05-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-05-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-05-19
    ➕
    MACKINNON, Elaine appointed
    director
  19. 2016-05-19
    ➕
    SHAW, Lorna appointed
    director
  20. 2016-05-19
    ➖
    MACKINNON, Elaine resigned
    director
  21. 2016-05-19
    ➖
    SHAW, Lorna resigned
    director
  22. 2009-11-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RESEARCH RESOURCE SCOTLAND LIMITED
  23. 2009-11-25
    ➕
    MACKINNON, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  24. 2009-11-25
    ➕
    MACKINNON, Elaine appointed
    director
  25. 2009-11-25
    ➕
    SHAW, Lorna appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Elaine Mackinnon
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Lorna Shaw
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lorna Shawceased 05/03/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2009-11-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73200 — Market research and public opinion polling

Registered office

10 Lake Avenue
Lanark
ML11 9BQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MACKINNON, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-25
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Active
MACKINNON, Elaine→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-05-19
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Active
SHAW, Lorna→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-05-19
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Active
MACKINNON, Elaine→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-11-25 · resigned 2016-05-19
Resigned
SHAW, Lorna→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-11-25 · resigned 2016-05-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-06
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28