MID ARGYLL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

🌳Matureactive

SC396832 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2011-04-01

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 8.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.2y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 8.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (6 active, 22 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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MCPHEE, Margaret Avril Jean resigned
director
2026-04-22
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2026-01-08
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2024-11-19
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officers · AP01
2024-11-12
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accounts · AA
2024-11-11
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GILMOUR, Ronnie appointed
director
2023-10-30
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accounts · AA
2023-10-04
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officers · TM01
2023-09-21
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PREECE, Jacqueline resigned
director
2023-01-24
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officers · AP01
2023-01-24
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2023-01-11
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HUNTER, Stephen Drummond appointed
director
2023-01-10
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SCOTT, Stuart resigned
director
2022-11-18
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accounts · AA
2021-11-10
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accounts · AA
2021-07-26
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2021-07-20
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ROBERTSON, Marie resigned
director
2021-07-20
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officers · TM01
2021-07-19
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VARNHAM-HUNT, Zandra Louise appointed
director
2021-04-07
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officers · AP01
2021-04-07
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2021-03-31
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MIDDLETON, Mark Stuart resigned
director
2021-03-25
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SCOTT, Stuart appointed
director
2020-11-16
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accounts · AA
2020-09-17
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2020-09-16
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2020-09-16
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2020-08-20
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HOGBIN, Peter resigned
director
2020-08-20
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MCPHEE, Margaret Avril Jean appointed
director
2020-08-20
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ROBERTSON, Marie appointed
director
2018-02-02
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Argyll and Bute Council
2017-10-06
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JOHNSTONE, Mark Campbel resigned
director
2017-10-06
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PREECE, Jacqueline appointed
director
2017-05-23
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JOHNSTONE, Lynn Christine appointed
secretary
2017-04-01
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JOHNSTONE, Lynn Christine resigned
secretary
2016-10-03
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JOHNSTONE, Mark Campbel appointed
director
2015-11-17
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SPRIDDELL, Shellby Christina Anthena resigned
director
2015-11-17
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WILSON, Hannah resigned
director
2014-05-29
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PHILAND, Douglas Trevor resigned
director
2014-03-17
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MIDDLETON, Mark Stuart appointed
director
2013-09-03
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FACCENDA, Pasqua appointed
director
2013-06-25
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HOGBIN, Peter Kenneth resigned
secretary
2013-06-25
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JOHNSTONE, Lynn Christine appointed
secretary
2013-05-21
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SPRIDDELL, Shellby Christina Anthena appointed
director
2013-04-01
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MACLEAN, Elizabeth resigned
director
2012-09-01
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WILSON, Hannah appointed
director
2012-04-30
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DOWNIE, Marie resigned
director
2012-03-01
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HOGBIN, Peter Kenneth appointed
secretary
2012-03-01
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DOWNIE, Marie appointed
director
2012-03-01
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HOGBIN, Peter appointed
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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — 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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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

Incorporated2011-04-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

50a Union Street

Lochgilphead

Argyll

PA31 8JS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-01

Last: 2026-04-17